Laser show at the concert “Hands Up!” in Rostov-on-Don damaged the cameras of smartphones from the audience

During the concert of the group “Hands Up!” in Rostov-on-Don, a laser installation caused the failure of mobile phone cameras in part of the audience. Video footage shows how the optics of smartphones are damaged during the performance. This is reported by the portal “Moscow Komsomolets”.

One of the spectators, Anna, who came to the concert with friends, reported the breakdown of four devices at once. She noted that similar complaints were received from other guests of the event. She believes that the organizers should have warned the public in advance about the possible risks to the technology when using powerful light effects.

From a technical point of view, the damage occurs because the laser beam concentrates on the microscopic region of the camera matrix, causing individual pixels to burn out and rendering the device inoperable.

Director of Sergei Zhukov Robert Pogosyan said that only four people were injured. He stressed that such a light show has already taken place in several cities without incidents, and its cancellation is not planned. Before the concert, a warning appeared on the screen several times: “Attention! Lasers work during the concert. Please shoot carefully and do not point the phone camera directly at the laser beams.”.

The representative of the artist assured that all issues will be resolved.

“We will contact the victims and clarify all the circumstances. We will help, we will not leave in trouble, the director of the artist noted.

Photo: social networks of Sergei Zhukov