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To: bert
How is that done!?
7 posted on 11/04/2012 4:50:58 AM PST by blaveda (blaveda)
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To: blaveda
“How is that done!?”

If you are taking a picture or video with your “smart phone” or other camera that has an LCD viewfinder, the CCD lens of the device is sensitive to the invisible infrared light and the laser beam from the otherwise “invisible to the naked eye” designator will show up plain as day on the LCD viewfinder.

12 posted on 11/04/2012 5:03:08 AM PST by bitterohiogunclinger (Proudly casting a heavy carbon footprint as I clean my guns ---)
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To: blaveda
How is that done!?

Here's a very simple demonstration: The "non-visible" lasers are infrared, or IR lasers. Your TV remote control also uses infrared LEDs to send commands to your TV.

Take your cell phone camera, and point it at the end of your remote. Then press a button on the remote. Your naked eye sees nothing, but your cell phone camera sees the LED blinking white.

43 posted on 11/04/2012 6:45:35 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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