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How to take infrared pictures with a digital camera

bamdrewsays...

Fun quick and easy DIY setup for messing about, but... x-ray? I assume you added that for effect (grab people's attention and whatnot). Near-infrared is certainly no where near x-ray, and I bet the majority of the videosift crowd would call you out on this (smart bunch of folks).

This setup will selectively block the majority of whats maybe below 550nm and depending on your camera sensor and built in filter you're going to get maybe up to 850nm showing up with long exposures (solidly above visual spectrum, which ends around 760nm).

I've been toying with replacing the internal filter of an old camera with a clear filter (which doesn't block IR light) for literally 3 years (I cut up some glass slides from the lab and tried to make it the right size to replace the filter, but got busy with my research and have stayed too busy to mess with photography much). This easy setup has its problems, like the large hotspot of white in many of the pictures and a softening of focus, but its so quick and easy that it could provide an afternoon of fun.

oh, and the midi music is hilarious and awesome

joedirtsays...

OMG! How is Infrared anywhere near X-ray? You have opposite ends of the visible spectrum there. Infrared might be called "night vision" but it can't see through anything. The way night shot camera see through clothes is the heat from your body goes through thin fabric, hence see-through. But not x-ray.

EMPIREsays...

I guess I should clear this.
Actually a couple of years ago, Sony (I think) had to withdraw a digital camera from the market because the infrared filter would make it possibly to see through certain types of clothes. Of course this is not X-ray, and the guy in the video doesn't mention X-ray either.
But infrared makes some clothes appear a bit see through.

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