Eclipse fail

Published 21 Aug 2017, 8:24 p.m.

If you just press the filter up against the camera, the phone can't focus on the sun it seems. Ideally, your camera app would allow custom focus settings for infinity, but otherwise, you'll want to focus on a distant object first, then introduce the filter and point skyward.

Eclipse fail

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