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Why can't the camera shoot strong light?

It's not that the camera can't shoot strong light. Strictly speaking, a camera can shoot strong light. Those photos of sunrise and sunset welding are all in the state of strong light ... since these photos appear, it shows that the camera can shoot strong light completely. ..... But there is a condition for the camera to shoot strong light ... This condition is that it cannot be exposed for a long time! Otherwise, it will burn out the image sensor of the camera.

The photosensitive element of a camera is extremely sensitive to light. This is also the basis for the camera to take pictures. ..... But because the photosensitive element of the camera is sensitive to light, if it is exposed to strong light for a long time, there will be serious overexposure. It may even burn out the photosensitive element of the camera ... This truth is actually easy to understand ... A camera is like a human eye ... It is not a problem to watch strong light ... but if you watch strong light for a long time, it will damage your eyes ... and so is the camera. ...

So it's not that the camera can't shoot strong light, but that it can't be exposed to strong light for a long time ... that will damage the photosensitive element of the camera ... In fact, from the perspective of photography, exposure to strong light for a long time will cause serious overexposure, and it is also a wrong shooting method to ignore the problem of damaging the camera in time. ...