Can Filming The Eclipse Damage Your Phone?
MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER, 16: An Iphone 7 Plus with its new dual camera is displayed at Puerta del Sol Apple Store the day the company launches their Iphone 7 and 7 Plus on September 16, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus has been launched on Friday September 16th in more than 25 countries. Customers have started to queue 38 hours before the opening of the store placed in the center of Madrid. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
Clearly you shouldn’t be watching the eclipse without proper eye protection. (Here’s where to get free eclipse glasses in Tampa Bay.) But what about the camera on your cell phone?
It’s a question that’s been going around social media. The short answer: your phone will be fine.
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