![TIL that in 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. These cameras had special lenses that use infrared light, which allowed you to see TIL that in 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. These cameras had special lenses that use infrared light, which allowed you to see](https://external-preview.redd.it/KLcI3agrl9WKTJZKecvafsgJhzxzPLwD8MNj98eOICc.jpg?auto=webp&s=3a15552bb0fe7b9d9726ddee278554794ae162a1)
TIL that in 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. These cameras had special lenses that use infrared light, which allowed you to see
![In 1998, Sony launched 700,000 camcorders which unknowingly had the ability to see through people's clothes. They were immediately recalled. - ) In 1998, Sony launched 700,000 camcorders which unknowingly had the ability to see through people's clothes. They were immediately recalled. - )](https://img.ifunny.co/images/743ce1efc7c99e089d4018c6cd616ad6ee2148771b448d68a12f0488e251be00_1.jpg)
In 1998, Sony launched 700,000 camcorders which unknowingly had the ability to see through people's clothes. They were immediately recalled. - )
![In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. - MBF In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. - MBF](https://www.mindblowing-facts.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Sony-Accidentally-Sold-700000-Camcorders.jpg)
In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. - MBF
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Factswap DID YOU KNOW In 1998, Sony accidentally released a night vision camcorder & sold 70,000 units of it that had the ability to see through people's clothes. - )
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![TIL that in 1998, Sony released a camcorder that had "night vision" capabilities using infrared. The same infrared technology allowed the camera to see through people's clothes. 700,000 camcorders were sold before TIL that in 1998, Sony released a camcorder that had "night vision" capabilities using infrared. The same infrared technology allowed the camera to see through people's clothes. 700,000 camcorders were sold before](https://external-preview.redd.it/SLdmB0BxCJ2Exfkwe_5lm_sDFQw7ZI8hTmnr7eCIuU4.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a0ad61f4129c7163a1e7a0908c79f89dee0e44fa)