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what happens when the camera lens gets a smudge?
by peterwwillis 8y ago
what happens when the camera lens gets a smudge?
- TylerE 8y agoI'd assume like cameras used at sporting events the lens would be covered by a clear plastic film on a roll, which can be moved to get a clean section. A bit like those toilet seat covers in airports, ironically.
- djrogers 8y ago> covered by a clear plastic film on a roll, which can be moved to get a clean section. A bit like those toilet seat covers What? Is that really a thing? Toilet seat covers on a roll? How would that even work?
- fatbird 8y agoIt's surprisingly effective when it works, even if it looks clownish. Imagine a box at the back of the toilet, out of which the seat extends (full oval, not a horseshoe). The cover is like a sleeve made of shopping bag plastic, and it's fed from one side and pulled in on the other.
- Arn_Thor 8y agoreal as you and me https://youtu.be/Lfrhgh6ZlQI https://youtu.be/Lfrhgh6ZlQI
- baddox 8y agoYour description also made me think of clear view screens used in some ships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_view_screen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_view_screen
- walrus01 8y agoIf I had to make a wild guess, it's a climbable mast where they send somebody up with microfiber cloth and 99% pure isopropyl alcohol periodically to clean the lenses. Or the glass panel that's in front of the lenses.
- bdamm 8y agoThese kinds of cameras usually live at the back of a tube that also serves as a sun shade and weather shelter.