[Semi-OT] Do NOT take close-up photos of Lidar / lasers

The article is about Lidar lasers on cars damaging camera sensors when taking close-up photos, but the same could happen with any laser emitting source - laser pointers, casing-opened CD/DVD players, etc.
    Lidar Can Permanently Damage Your Phone's Camera
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    With the gradual rise of semi-autonomous vehicles, there will
    likely be multiple cameras pointing back when you pull out a
    phone to take a photo or record video of a car. One reddit
    user found out earlier this month that car-mounted lidar
    sensors can damage a phone camera under certain circumstances.
    It was the technological equivalent of staring directly into
    the Sun. Their phone's camera was toast, but only because it
    was close-up and pointed directly at the lidar sensor.
    Reddit user u/Jeguetelli posted worrying footage of a brand
    new Volvo EX90 from his iPhone 16 Pro Max. Nothing was wrong
    with the crossover SUV. That was the problem. The lidar sensor
    mounted in a pod above the windshield shot out a laser barrage
    of near-infrared light into the camera. The damage was
    immediate and obvious, leaving behind a red, pink and purple
    constellation of fried pixels. You can tell the permanent
    damage was to that specific lens because the image returned to
    normal after zooming out to a different lens. Jeguetelli didn't
    seem too concerned about the incident because he had Apple Care.
    Please don't stare directly into the Sun
    For its part, Volvo warns vehicle owners not to point cameras at
    the lidar sensor. The Swedish manufacturer told the Drive, "It's
    generally advised to avoid pointing a camera directly at a lidar
    sensor. The laser light emitted by the lidar can potentially
    damage the camera's sensor or affect its performance." The
    automaker noted that cameras are most vulnerable when close up
    and pointed right at the sensor. That said, it's like looking
    into the Sun; just don't do it.
    As a sign of lidar's increasing reach in the automotive world,
    Tesla may finally adopt the technology despite Elon Musk's
    long-time skepticism against "expensive and unnecessary" lidar
    sensors and his aversion to attaching sensor pods to the
    automaker's cars. Luminar Technologies announced in the Q1
    financial report earlier this month that Tesla was its largest
    customer. The divisive electric automaker purchased $2.1 million
    in lidar equipment.
    <https://www.jalopnik.com/1866994/lidar-permanently-damage-phone-camera/>