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Okay... So much crap has just been thrown out there!
First of all...
Video Camera...
If it's a CCD chip camera, you CAN point it at the sun... just don't have it on the sun for a long time. Older, tube cameras (television studio cameras) can NEVER be point at the sun as the tube will get wrecked.
Film Camera...
As long as you have the appropriate filters as mentioned above you will NOT have a problem.
Aagh, now I just don't know who to believe - could be an expensive experiment http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/frown.gif
Has anyone actually tried getting footage of the sun on a bright sunny day with a DV camera?
[This message has been edited by twister! (edited August 16, 2001).]
hey, i've successfully shot the sun several times, on dv, hi8, vhs, super 8, 16 mm, 35mm still film and more. why don't you guys just stop down? the sun will obviously blow out no matter what you do, even if you add nd's or polarizers until the sky goes pitch black. so, expose for the sky and you'll be fine. ccd's can be destroyed by the sun, but it takes a long time. i wouldn't worry about it.
/matt