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Old 09-21-2009, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by candleman View Post
"lasers" ...pfft how does it differentiate a CCD from any other cellphone or digital watch.
it doesnt emit anything special..
I think it's the reflectivity of the sensor - it reflects the laser back to base which then flahes light in the camera to spoil the picture...or something like that I think I read over on the AP news pages.

Stick a mirror ball on the hotshoe and see if you can confuse it?
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