Interesting free article: Laser-induced damage threshold of camera sensors and micro-optoelectromechanical systems https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/o

Interesting free article: Laser-induced damage threshold of camera sensors and micro-optoelectromechanical systems https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/optical-engineering/volume-56/issue-03/034108/Laser-induced-damage-threshold-of-camera-sensors-and-micro-optoelectromechanical/10.1117/1.OE.56.3.034108.full?SSO=1 https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/optical-engineer... Cameras also get regularly damaged at concerts and light shows with visible lasers. Those lasers are class 2 lasers, though, and can output more light while not being blocked by the IR filter in cameras.