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| Raspberry Pi 2 is 'camera shy' | Raspberry Pi 2 is 'camera shy' |
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| The latest version of Raspberry Pi's credit-card-sized budget computer reboots itself when exposed to camera flashes, users have found. | The latest version of Raspberry Pi's credit-card-sized budget computer reboots itself when exposed to camera flashes, users have found. |
| The glitch is a result of the "photoelectric effect" phenomenon. | The glitch is a result of the "photoelectric effect" phenomenon. |
| Albert Einstein won a Nobel Prize for his discovery that if a light hits a component, it generates a charge. In the Pi this charge causes a roboot. | |
| Raspberry Pi creator Eben Upton told the BBC the glitch was an "unintentional educational bonus". | Raspberry Pi creator Eben Upton told the BBC the glitch was an "unintentional educational bonus". |
| "It's an interesting demonstration of the photoelectric effect," he said. | "It's an interesting demonstration of the photoelectric effect," he said. |
| Mr Upton admitted that he had not been aware that the Pi would be sensitive to camera flashes, but that he was not too upset about it. | Mr Upton admitted that he had not been aware that the Pi would be sensitive to camera flashes, but that he was not too upset about it. |
| "If I had to pick a bug in the Raspberry Pi, excessive sensitivity to paparazzi is the one I would pick," he added. | "If I had to pick a bug in the Raspberry Pi, excessive sensitivity to paparazzi is the one I would pick," he added. |
| "If this was destroying devices I would be less cheerful about it." | "If this was destroying devices I would be less cheerful about it." |
| The company has received 300,000 orders for the new device since its launch last week. | The company has received 300,000 orders for the new device since its launch last week. |
| "I have discovered that my Pi 2 is camera-shy!" posted a user called Peter O on a forum for Raspberry Pi owners. | "I have discovered that my Pi 2 is camera-shy!" posted a user called Peter O on a forum for Raspberry Pi owners. |
| Another poster suggested covering up the offending cells with Blu-Tack. | Another poster suggested covering up the offending cells with Blu-Tack. |
| "That works," said Mr Upton. | "That works," said Mr Upton. |
| "If you are intent on taking flash photos of your Pi, you can stick Blu-Tack on it." | "If you are intent on taking flash photos of your Pi, you can stick Blu-Tack on it." |
| "We have no real plans to fix it," he added. | "We have no real plans to fix it," he added. |
| "We might use a component with more optical screening in the future." | "We might use a component with more optical screening in the future." |