
Any laser aimed into the camera's lens or even hitting its dome causes drastic shifts in exposure, at least, and completely washed out or colored video at most. However, while substantially damaging a camera is hard, temporarily "blinding" it/obscuring subject was easy. Striking or shooting a camera is far more likely to damage a camera than using a laser. Attaching the laser to a stationary object for aiming makes sensor damage much more likely.



IPVM bought and tested lasers on surveillance cameras to determine what impact they have: Hong Kong protests have brought global attention to video surveillance and the ongoing attempts of protesters to disable or undermine those cameras using lasers.
