Taking a picture of the Sun

Would it kill the CMOS sensors (like blinding your eyes) if I point the
camera directly at the Sun without any filter?

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Probably not if it was only a short time, but if you left it long enough
to heat up (like using a magnifying glass), it would.

 

Probably not if it was only a short time, but if you left it long enough

The critical time is how short?

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Some comment on sun photography here:

http://www.mikeoates.org/mas/observe/solar-p/

I wouldn't like to try it without a filter of some kind.

Some more comments on shooting the sun while low in the sky:

http://www.diyphotography.net/tutorials/sunset-photography-guide

 

Except that even with short exposure, you have the risk of burning out
one or more AF or exposure sensors (that are exposed to light all the
time between pictures).

 

PS: Actually you need a very powerful/dark neutral density filter.

 

With the lens pointing down.