Are digital cameras safe for a person who has epilepsy??
Monday, February 20th, 2012 at
4:26 pm
You know with the flashes
are there non-flash cameras?
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You can always turn the flash off.
Photo sensitivity suffered by epileptics is not usually triggered by the sufferer using a camera flash gun.
The reason is that there is never a long enough sequence of flashes to cause the problem. The most flashes you ever get is 2 during red eye reduction mode, and if that is enough to trigger an episode, then the sufferer would have been advised to stay away totally from anyone taking pictures of them etc If they haven’t then I am sure they will be OK, but the physician will give a more definitive answer
That’s a really good question. I wouldn’t think camera flashes would bother most epileptics. Personally, I’ve never had a problem with it. I guess if it flashed really fast in a short period it could possibly be a problem, but for the most part, it shouldn’t hurt.
sensible chap! good thinking…
Drippery is correct. As a photo sensitive epileptic myself,I have never had a problem with a camera flash. I even worked in a camera shop and did many demos of various cameras and hand held flashes throughout the day!
Rapid flashing lights-such as a strobe-are more likely to cause a seizure.
It would depend on how photosensitive they are and what other triggers could set them off as you take the photo.
I have photosensitivity but for the last 3 years I haven’t had any fits. (I was diagnosed as epileptic at the age of 9 months, and am now 26)
I’m afraid I’m going to be unpopular and say for me the answer was no (unless I was taking the photo myself).
I had to wear very dark sunglasses when I was at school, even when cloudy. Photos taken with any flash set me off, whether the camera was digital or not was irrelavant. My other fits were caused by stress, hormones, differing temperatures, geometric patterns, exercise – anything really. My fits were worse if these triggers were combined.
I ended up working in a wardrobe department for an open air museum once the medication controlled my fits (to an extent)and when asked to do some of the demonstrating on site (a bit like a tourist guide for history) it didn’t click that I might have problems. It was a very hot summer, for a start, so I was already hot without even considering the extra heat from the costume, so I was already weakened. Most tourists asked you for permission before taking pictures, so for the majority of the time the larger fits were not a problem and the smaller ones came on gradually, so I could excuse myself from the scene like some mad vampire scared of being seen turning to dust! I learnt to pose in a way that I could avoid full on glare, but there came a time where we were short staffed and management (in their infinite wisdom) thought as I had recently come off medication (because they were making me worse and I had been on every concoction going) they would put me to work in the bakery. They knew I was still epileptic and that my doctors were not keen, but that didn’t seem to matter to them. Under all the costume with the heat from the, cooker, manual labour, daylight and stress I started having large fits again, and then some idiots came in and didn’t ask permission for my photo. Obviously unable to read the sign telling them it wasn’t permitted in that area, and bang went my career. (which was actually progressing, believe it or not!)
I know the doctors told me I was a very rare case, but what I’m trying to say is if there is any doubt – don’t. At least ask the epileptic in question if they want to risk it! If you are the epileptic asking if it’s ok to take pictures yourself, give it a try. You won’t know otherwise because you can’t generalise from case to case with epilepsy, but make sure you’ve got people standing by in case an attack does happen. Remember this though: (something doctors were always drilling into me) At the end of the day, you know the triggers, most of the time you get warnings for fits (obviously not always). The epileptic is the main person responsible for their health (because the majority of people will be ignorant). Don’t be stubborn, you could hurt someone else, not just yourself.
Hard advice to follow, and the guilt is overwhelming over the smallest things, but its true. If the photosensitivity is that bad, don’t risk it based on the deep need to be “normal”.
If consultants, etc, tell you there is no hope of recovery – ignore them. Don’t get your hopes up, because you will have a bumpy ride, but never say it’s impossible! My last fit took place 3 days after having my first child (when it was doubtful I could carry a baby). Doctors say my hormones have probably changed which is why the fits have stopped. They haven’t said I will never get it back, but it would be rarer than the epilepsy I had! I am obviously now able to use a computer (although I still have a habit of looking down at my keyboard when typing, as opposed to the screen!) and have had a 2nd child, am hoping to study photography and have a chance of learning to drive!
yes, unless your camera can take 7 flash photos a second, the fits and things are caused by seven cycles of light a second.
there is no reason why people with epilipsey cannot use these cameras