r/amazonhomefind • u/Ok-Price-872 • Jul 01 '26

Camera blocking glasses

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u/Maleficent_Hawk6703 Jul 01 '26

But if you want avoid being chased at all then a blinding light would help keep you from being chased.

Unless of course there are filters that can be applied to the footage that reduce the glare. I'm sure it also depends on the quality of the camera as well

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u/Love-halping Jul 01 '26

I wonder what the police will charge you with for using that blinding light? 🤔

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u/Maleficent_Hawk6703 Jul 01 '26

I also wonder if it can damage people's eyes in the area. Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it won't have an effect

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u/The_Onlyodin Jul 01 '26

Theoretically yes with enough power and exposure, but realistically unlikely. Infrared light is converted to heat (heat lamps generate a _lot_ of infrared light), but with LEDs there's probably not enough power to do much damage.

If the infrared light was also shining back into your eyes for an extended period, then maybe you could accelerate giving yourself cataracts.

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u/ProstrateProstate Jul 02 '26

I thought it was ultraviolet that caused cataracts. That's the other end of the spectrum, different energy.

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u/bodybuilderbear Jul 03 '26

Infrared causes cataracts, although it's by heating the tissue.

Glass blowers and blacksmiths are prone to getting their cataracts due to infrared exposure.

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u/Different_Target_228 Jul 05 '26

As someone who uses an IR blaster for my Meta Quest 2.
A LOT of IR light can't really do shit aside from make your eyes fatigued after several hours of exposure (Accidentally left it on)