Lasers Impact on Surveillance Cameras Tested

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Derek Ward
Published Sep 25, 2019 13:33 PM

**** **** ******** **** ******* ****** attention ** ***** ************ *** *** ongoing ******** ** ********** ** ******* or ********* ***** ******* ***** ******. But **** ****** ** ***** ****** have?

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**** ****** *** ****** ****** ** surveillance ******* ** ********* **** ****** they ****:

  • *** ****** ***** ************ *******?
  • *** **** *********** ***** ****?
  • *** **** *** **** ** ***?
  • *** ******** ** **** **** ** be?

*******: **** ****** *** **** ******** lights **** *** ***** ********** ** trigger ******** *** ***** **** ************** epilepsy.

**** ***** ********* *** ** ****** and **** ** *****:

Summary: ********* ** ***** *******

*** ******* ****** ** ** ********* to *********** ****** ************ ******* *******:

  • ***** ***** ********:********* ****** *** *** ***** **** distance ** ~** **** ** ******* from *** ******, ********** ** *** strength ** *** ***** ** ******.
  • ****** ** **** *********:********* * ***** ******* * ****** is ********* **** **** **** ~**' away. ********* *** ***** ** * stationary ****** *** ****** ***** ****** damage **** **** ******.

******** ** ******** * ****** ** far **** ****** ** ****** * camera **** ***** * *****.

Easy ** ***** ******* (***********)

*******, ***** ************* ******** * ****** is ****, *********** "********" **/********* ******* was ****. *** ***** ***** **** the ******'* **** ** **** ******* its **** ****** ******* ****** ** exposure, ** *****, *** ********** ****** out ** ******* ***** ** ****. Temporarily ******** ******* *** ****** **** from **' *** *******, ** ****, but ******* **** *** ****** ******* lasers *** ** ***** ****** **** pattern.

Any ***** *** ****** ** **** ***** *****

*******, ** ***** ***** (*-**'), **** small AAA ********* (*.*., *** **** **** to **** **** ****) **** **** to ****** *******, ****** **** * few ****** ** * ****. **** powered **,*** ** ****** **** ******* damaged ******* *** ** ****** "******" of ******, *** **** **** **** to *********** "****" *** ******, ******** smoke ****** * *** ******* ** steady ******.

Laser ******** ******* *** **** ***********

*** ****** ****** *********** **** **** two ******:

  • *** ***** ******** (~*-* **): *** powered ****** *** *********** *** **** as ******* ***** ******** **** ***** are ********** **, *** ************ *** or ******* **** ****. ***** ****** project * ***** ***** ** ***** and *** ** *** ********* *********.
  • **** ***** ***** (~**,*** ** ******): High ***** ****** *** ******, **** powerful ******, ********** * ***** **** which ***** ****** *** ******** ******* easier. *** ****** ** ****** **** rechargeable *.** *********, *** ******** **/*** cells. ************, ***** ****** ***** *************** lenses ** ** ****, ********** ******** patterns, *** ** ***** **** ***** patterns ********* *** ***** *************, ****** it *** **** *********.

** **** ** ***** *** ********** in **** *****:

*** ***** ***** ***** *** *** lasers ****** *** ******, ******* **** small, ***-***** "***" ***** ********, ** a ********** ****** ******* ***** *****, to *** ******* ****** (**,*** **) which **** *** **** ** * small ***** *****. ** **** ****** a ** ******* **** ***** (*** left) ***** ******** **** ** *****.

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*******

******* ****** **** ~$** *** ****** for * *****-**** ** *** ******* laser ******** ** ****** $*** *** the *******-******* **,*** ** ******.

**** **** ****** ************ ** *** ** ** *** FDA. ***** **** ** "********" **** be * ** ** ****, *** there ** ** **** ********** ** output ***** ** **** ** ******* labels ****** ****** **********.

******* *** **** ***** *********:

Minimal ****** ****** **** **** *****

** **** *****, ****** *** ***** accurately *** **** *********, *** *** sufficient ** ** *** ********** ******. We *** ** ****** ** ** a ******* ****** ** ** *********** damage.

**** **** **********, *** **** ****** the **** ******* **,*** ** ***** do **** ~**' *** ******** ***** amounts ** **** ******. *** *******, with *** ***** ******* ** * tripod *****, ** ******* * **** of **** ****** ** *** ******'* imager:

**** *** ***** ****** **** ***** completing *** **** ****** *** ***:

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**** **** ** ****** ** ********* annoying ** *** ******'* *****, *** subjects **** ***** ****** ************ **** with ***** **** ******.

Damage **** ***** ***** ******** **** *** ******

**** ***** *****, sensor *** ******** **** *** ****** tested, **** ******* **** ******.

*** *******, ***** *** ** *** high ******* ****** ** ~*' ******* entire **** *** ******* ** **** pixels, ***** ****:

** ** ******** ****, **** ***********, enough ** *** ****** ***** ** damaged ** *********** ***** *** ******, but **** **** **** ******, ******** may ***** ** **********.

******* ******* **** ******** **** *** blue ***** *****, ***** ******** ** more ***** *** ******** *****:

*******, ***** ********* *** ****** **** every ***** ** **** *****, ***** is *********** ****** ****, *** *** enough ** **** *** ****** ***** useless.

**** **** *** ***** ****/****** ******* of **** ****** *** *** ** the ***** ******* *** ***** ******** and ***** *** ***** *** *** to **** ***** ******.

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Prolonged ******* **** ******

*****, * *** **** *****, *** video ******* ****** *** *****.

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** *** ****** *** **** ********, possibly *** ******* ****** ******** **** time ** **** **** ******** ** light.

Blinding ******* **** ** **** *****

** **** *****, ***** ********* ******* is **** *********, ** *** **********, we ***** ** **** ** *********** blind ****, ********* ********. ****** *** laser ******** ** *** ****** ********** washes *** *** *****. *** ******* shutter **** ** ****** **** ***** was ******:

***** *** *** ****** **** *** weakest ** ***, ** **** **** to *********** ***** *** ****** ***** shining *** ***** **** ********* ** ~60' *** ****** ***** ******* *** lasers ** *** *****

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***** ** ** ************* ******** ** move ******* *** ***** ********* ** the ***** ** ******* **** **** the ****** *** **** **** * few *******, *** ****** ** ****** to ******* *** *******.

Nighttime *********** *******

** ***** **** *** *** *****, it *** **** ** **** ** blind * ******. ******* **** ******* now *** ********** **, ******* ** the ***** ***, **** *** **** effectively ***** ** * ****** ** night. ************, ***** ******* ******** ******** fairly ******* **** ** "******" ****** the *** **** *** ***** *** removed, ** ***** ** **** ******* seconds ****** *** ******** ** *******, darkening *** ***** (~*.** *** *****).

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Prolonged ******** *******

** * **** ******* ***** ** aimed ** * ****** *** ******* minutes, ** ** ****** ** ********** damage *** ******'* **** ** *******, most ***** ********* *** ****** ** our *****.

*** *******, ***** ****** *** **,*** mW ***** ** **** **** *** about **** *******, *** **** ****** and *******, ****** *** ****** ***** of **** ******. ************, **** * few *******' ******** ****** *** ******* surrounding *** ****, ***** ******.

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** ******* ******, *** **** ** the ***** ***** *** ***** ******, making *** ***** *******. ** *** not **** ** ****** **** *** same **** ***** ****** ** ***** cameras ** ******, *** **** ******* failed.

**** ** *** ***** ***** ** the ****** ***** *** ********* ****:

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Poll - ***** *** ******* **** ******?

**** * **** ** **** ***** from * ***** ******* ******:

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Comments (33)
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Ari Erenthal
Sep 25, 2019
Chesapeake & Midlantic

* *** **** *** *** ** the **** *** ***** ** *******.

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Derek Ward
Sep 25, 2019
Hanwha

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Brian Karas
Sep 25, 2019
Pelican Zero

**** *** **** ***********, ****** *** putting **** **** ********.

***** *** **** **********, *** ****** have *** ********* **** ** ***** links ** *** *** ******. ******** would **** **** **** ****** ** cover *** **** ** ********* *** damaged ******* :)

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Clint Hays
Sep 25, 2019

*'* ******* ** *** **** ********* the *********** ** *** ******* ****** these *****. *'* ********* *** ********* damage ** ****** **** *** ***** heating ** *** ******* ***** *** initial *******. *'* ********* ** * camera ** * ******/****** *********** ***** have ** ******** ** **** ** failure ****** **** ** ** ******** warehouse.

***** **** ** **** ******* ****** to **** **** *******...

(1)
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Ross Vander Klok
Sep 25, 2019
IPVMU Certified

***** *****.... ** *** ****** ** states "Poll - ***** *** ***** *** * ****** **** *** ******* ** * *****?" but then the actual question asked is: "***** *** ******* **** ******?" I answered how I wanted but did a double-take and had to look back.

(1)
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Derek Ward
Sep 25, 2019
Hanwha

***** *** ****! **'** ********* *** mismatch.

U
Undisclosed #1
Sep 25, 2019
IPVMU Certified

*** ****** **** ** *** *** (day/night) ******?

*** ***** ******* **** * ********** auto-iris?

U
Undisclosed #1
Sep 25, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**** ***’* ***** **** *** ********** as ****** ** ** ***** (*** just ** ** ***) *** ************.

**** **** *** **** ****, ***** such ***’* ************ ** **** ** a *** ** ******* *** ******** destroy ***** *******?

(1)
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Shannon Davis
Sep 25, 2019
IPVMU Certified

** *** ***** **** **** ***** this **** "****** **** ******* ***** beams ******** ** ***** ****"

Image result for sharks with frickin laser beams

(3)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 25, 2019

********* *** ****, **** ******* ** the *********. ** *** **** **** door ***** **** ***** ***** ********, I'm *** ***** ** ******* *** camera ***** *** ****** **** **** confiscated. ****'* ** **********, ****** ** customer ** ****** **** *** ****** insistent **** **** **** **** *****.

** *****'* ****** ****** **** ***** will ** ******* ***** ******, **** I ***** ********** *** **** ****** replaced.

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U
Undisclosed #3
Sep 26, 2019

**** *********** ****, ***** ***.
*** ***** *** ****** ******* *** the **********? *.*. **** * **** held *** ***** ***** ** ****** than * *****?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Sep 26, 2019

******* ******* ** **** ** **** report ** **** ******* ** ****** that ****** ** **** ******* ****** when ** *** **** ** ***** that *** ** ***** ** *****.

(3)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Sep 26, 2019

***** ***** **, **** ***********.

**** ***** *** * ****. * think ** *** ******** "*******, ***** damaging ************* ******** * ****** ** hard, *********** "********" **/********* ******* *** easy.", *** ***** "********" ***'* ******. :)

(1)
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Derek Ward
Sep 26, 2019
Hanwha

****** ***, *****!

U
Undisclosed #6
Sep 26, 2019

***** ****! ** ****** ** ***** in *** ***** **** **** *** high ***** ****** **** **** ****** human **** *********. *** *** *****'* have **** ** ******** *** ***** and ***** *** ****** ****** ****** is ****. ** *****'* **** ** be ** ***** *****, ******. ********** airline ****** ** ******** **** **** partially ******* ** ****** **** *** ground.

*** ***** **** ***** ** ********** as ***** * ** *** *** and **** ***** ****** *** ****** even **** * *********/********* ****. **** can ********* **** ****. ******* **** should ** ***** **** ***** ****-***** lasers.

(3)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #7
Sep 26, 2019

** ** ************ ****** ***** **** vandals ** ****** *** ********* ******* to *** *** *********** ********? ***...* new ***** ****!

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Dan Clinton
Sep 26, 2019

***** ***** *** ****. **** ****!

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Ian Ginsberg
Sep 26, 2019

*'* *******, ******* **** **** ** rings ***/** ******** ** ******* ******, could *** *** * ****** ** night ** ****** **** *** ** light ****** ** ***** *** ******?

U
Undisclosed #6
Sep 27, 2019

**, ** ******** ***'* ******* ********** light.

U
Undisclosed #1
Sep 27, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**, ** ******** ***'* ******* ********** light.

**** ******** ******* ***** ** **** IR ******. (*** ******* ** ******** cameras, ** ****** ********* ** *****, I **** * ******).

********** **** ***’* ***** ** **** close ** * **** **** *****.

*** ********, *********

********** ** *** ****** ** ***********, i ***** **** ** ******* **** if **** * *** **** **** with * ****** ** ***** ***** against ******, **** *** ** ***** set ** ****/******, ** ***** ** least *********** “***** *** ******”, ** Ian *********. ******* *********** *** ** found****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #8
Sep 26, 2019

***** *********** ** ****. * **** done **** *****-**** **** ** **** testing ** ***** ********* *** ***** NHT-8001-F35VF ******* *******. ****** **** ******* I **** * ***** ****** *** flashlight ** ***** *** ******* ******* from ***' ****. **** *** ***** flashlight ******* ** *** *** ****** to **** *** ******* ******* ******** to *** *** ********* **** *** tiny ***** **** ***. ***** *** no ****** ** *** ** *** thermal ******, ****** ** ****** ** this **** ** ********.

* ***** ** ******* ** **** if ******* ****** ***** ** ******** at *** ** *** ***** *** if *** ******* ****** *** ** damaged ** **. *** ****** *** plan ** ****** * **** ** the ****** ** ******* ******* ***?

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Ian Ginsberg
Sep 26, 2019

* **** ******** ****** ****. ******* cameras *** ** ******* ** * laser **** *** **** ** **** or *** *******. ************, * *** able ** ***** * ******* ****** with * **** ***** *** ********** when * ******* *** ***** *****. The ***** *** ****** ** ******* camera *************. ** ***** ***** ******, since ****** **** * ******** ** burn ******, ** **** *** ***.

(4)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #8
Sep 27, 2019

****** ***. ***, * ******* ** some ***** ** ***** ******* ******** damage ** *** ******* ******. ** interest ** *** ****** ** ********** more ** *** *********** **** *** presented ** *** ******. **** ** the ****** ** ********* ***** ****** and *** ******** ****. *** * am ******* ** ** *** *********** the ******* ******* *** ** *******, what *** ****** ***** **** *** how *** ****** ******** ** *** visible *******. ***** **** **** ******* can ***** **** **** **** "***" looking ** **** *****.

(1)
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Roger Finger
Sep 26, 2019

********* ******. *'* ********* **** ***** are ** ********** ******* **** **** of ******. ****** **** ******* ***** pointers ** **********? **** **** * threat ** ****** *** ******* ****** in ******** ** ************.

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Ian Ginsberg
Sep 26, 2019

******** ***** ***** *****. * ***'* think *********** ***** ******** *** **** Power ****** ** * **** **** to ** ****. ***** *** ****** of ***** **** ** ****** **** more **** ******* ***** ********* ** the **** ******. ** ******** *** penalties *** ****** ****** ** ****** at ** ********* ** **** *** strong ******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #10
Sep 26, 2019

**** *** ** **** *************, *** exactly *** ******* *** *****. ******* I'm ********* ** *** ***** ** long ** ** *** ** ******** high ***** ****** ******* **** ** them *** ********* ********* *** **** to *******.

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Derek Ward
Sep 26, 2019
Hanwha

***** ******:

* **** **** *** ****** **** the ****** ******, *** **** ** how *** ****** *****:

************ ** ***** **, *** *** imager *** ******* ******* ** * number ** ********* *****.

(2)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #9
Sep 26, 2019

***** **** *** ****** *****!

***** ***

(1)
MB
Majid Bajaman
Sep 28, 2019

***** *** *** ******* **** ******* report. *** *** *** ***** *** camera ****** ** ******* ** *** cameras **** ****** *****/ ****** *****?

****: * ******* ******** **** ****** yes ******* ** *** *********:

Prolonged ******* **** ******

*****, * *** **** *****, *** video ******* ****** *** *****.

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Derek Ward
Sep 28, 2019
Hanwha

***** *****,

*** ****** ****** ** **** *** this **** **** ***** ********* ******* and *****, ******:

  • ********* **-**********-* ****** (****, ** ****** rating).
  • ********* ***-***** ******** (****, ****)
  • ********* **-**********-*** **** (****, ****)
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Luca Fogliati
Sep 30, 2019

** ****** ** ** **** ****** but ** ***** ** *********** ** do **** ******* **** *** ********.** the **** * ******** ** ******* cameras ** * **** **** **** previously ******* ********* **** * **** light ***** .*** **** *** ***** not ******* **** ******/***** ******* *** maybe ******** * ****** *** *** attack ***** ****** **** ****** ****** of *** ****** ?

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Undisclosed #11
Nov 15, 2019
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David Leinenbach
Jun 04, 2023

** ******* **** * ******** ** designing * ****** ***** ***** ******* applying ******* ****** * ***** *********** plant ***** *** ******* **** ** pointed ******** ** **** ******** ***** all *** **** **** ******* **** in **** **********. **** ****** **** whether ** **** ****** *** ***** sensors *****, **** ****, ** ** all, *** ***** *** ****** ** similar ** **** ** * *****?

******: **** ******* *** **** ***** to *** *** **********:**** **** ******** ****** ************ *******?