| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | ambient light sensor | Umgebungslichtsensor (A type of light sensor that tracks ambient light in the surroundings and therefore the amount of backlight needed for the LCD screen to be adjusted accordingly) |
| automat. | light barrier sensor | Lichtschrankensensor |
| gen. | light sensor | Lichtsensor |
| tech. | light sensor | Lichtsonde |
| comp., MS | light sensor | Lichtsensor (A category of sensor that responds to a pre-defined amount of light) |
| tech. | light sensor | Lichttaster |
| opt. | light sensor | Lichtempfänger |
| el. | light-field sensor | Brightfield-Sensor |
| tech. | lighting density sensor | Leuchtdichtesensor |