Stupidest Question Contest

SRHEdD, you are not alone in wondering about this! See this thread: https://www.mu-43.com/f43/staring-into-sun-978/.

Opinions and opinions...but apparently the Olympus E-P1 manual addressed it, according to this post:

Have you checked your E-PL2's manual?

 

I hear you - in more ways than one.

 

I certainly wouldn't let the camera look at daytime sun.
But I figure if the sun is comfortable to look at with the eyes (like low setting sun) then using the kit lens on it for a few shots won't do any harm.
I don't have solid facts to go on though.

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I see.
I presumed the manual is talking about taking photos of the sun, rather than just pointing the lens at the sun without opening the shutter, but perhaps not.
However, I wouldn't let any electronic thing bask in hot sun through a window.

 

the shutter is always open on a mirrorless camera (otherwise it would be hard to use the LCD or viewfinder)
:smile:

 

I solved that problem by downloading a PDF of my manuals and putting them on my iPad. I'm unlikely to misplace that.