'Anti-paparazzi' device fitted to Abramovich yacht
The London-based Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich is reported to have fitted his 550ft mega-yacht Eclipse with the ultimate deterrent. Not content with anti-missile defence system to thwart pirates and terrorists, and a mini-submarine in which to escape should all else fail, he has apparently ordered a laser shield designed to 'knock out' photographers' digital cameras.
According to a report in the Sunday Times, it uses infrared lasers to detect the electronic light sensors - known as charge-coupled devices - in any cameras being operated nearby. "When the system detects such a device," the paper reports, "it fires a focused beam of light at the camera, disrupting its ability to record a digital image".
I guess it's safe to say that this guy really doesn't want his picture taken. He could've saved himself some money, though. Sean Penn doesn't get harassed by the paparazzi anymore, and he doesn't use lasers. Of course no one wants a picture of Sean Penn these days. I guess that's the secret of eluding those camera-wielding vultures: be boring. The London-based Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich is reported to have fitted his 550ft mega-yacht Eclipse with the ultimate deterrent. Not content with anti-missile defence system to thwart pirates and terrorists, and a mini-submarine in which to escape should all else fail, he has apparently ordered a laser shield designed to 'knock out' photographers' digital cameras.
According to a report in the Sunday Times, it uses infrared lasers to detect the electronic light sensors - known as charge-coupled devices - in any cameras being operated nearby. "When the system detects such a device," the paper reports, "it fires a focused beam of light at the camera, disrupting its ability to record a digital image".
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