[mnehring]

yep.. just checked, common issue with autofocus cameras taking pictures directly of the sun. Here are some more images of this flaw in cameras and some notes on it.

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1249249785013929762BoMnfR

http://q80girl.blogspot.com/2005/02/real-explaination-of-previous-solar.html

[JoeProBono]

[OneWingedShark]

Actually it’s a flaw in the design then.
With audio processing, the solution is/was to cap the result at the maximum value and not let it be “truncated” or “wrapped”... the same should be done here.

[Quix]

Given particular details of the China ren’s photos,

that explanation is thoroughly inadequate . . .

as usual.