You must know some tips and tricks to find out if the product you are buying is true to its quality or not. Likewise, there are ways by which you can tell if the lenses of the sunglasses you wish to buy are polarized or not.
The anti-glare or polarized lenses have distinct qualities from non-polarized sunglasses lenses. There are techniques by which you can tell if your sunglasses are polarized or not. The tests include testing the lenses on reflective surfaces, looking at a computer or laptop screen, or using a custom shit.
In this blog, we will discuss 3 ways by which you can tell if sunglasses are polarized or non-polarized. Let’s get started!
3 Ways to Tell if Sunglasses Are Polarized
The three methods listed below have been thoroughly tested and produce indisputable results, so you don't have a single percent doubt about polarized and non-polarized sunglasses.
- Hold a Torch Before a Reflective Surface
- Hold The Sunglasses in Front of a Desktop
- Polarized Custom Test Sheet
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To see if the lenses are blocking the glare from reflective surfaces, you can hold a torch against a mirror. Now look at the mirror with and without the glasses to see the difference.
This method will leave you with no doubt. For this, you need to hold the sunglasses horizontally in front of a desktop. Now, rotate the sunglasses to 45° and see if the lenses are turning black. If this color change happens then they are polarized sunglasses.
If you are at the store, you can ask for this custom sheet. In this sheet, you can test the polarization of the sunglasses very effectively.
Before wearing polarized sunglasses, you won't be able to see the mountains, but once you do, you can see them, as the image illustrates. If you're wearing non-polarized sunglasses, you won't see the mountains.
(the object i.e Mountains in this, can differ as per the test sheet, it can be anything else)
By knowing these tricks you can check if the polarized sunglasses you are buying are true to their worth or not. Buy smartly high-quality polarized sunglasses with these techniques and say no to glare.
Shop Smart, Wear Smart!
FAQs
- What is the easiest way to tell if sunglasses are polarized or not?
- Can we check the polarization of a sunglasses using mobile phone?
The easy way would be to check your sunglasses in front of a computer or laptop screen.
Yes. You can make someone hold the mobile and you can check the polarization by rotating your sunglasses to some angle in front of the phone screen. Check if the sunglasses change their lens color to black when rotated.
