infrared light - Sony NightShot - x ray camera

[linuxpowerification]

well,sony removed nightshot from cameras so guys forget it,i just dont get why no company yet made cameras with IR,but whatever.

[BiggerThinking1]

i want a camera for hillside temples in asia at night - they are fanatstic but very low light - my cameras just show black and a few pinpricks of light (a temple lantern etc) - but this night one loses all color - are there cameras that combine this low light sensitivity but retain color (an essential element).

Or is it basically out of reach until you get to professional cameras that cost like a car?!

Or maybe i have to use an analog camera for very low light colors?

thanks

[LanceCampeau]

@BiggerThinking1

I'm sorry to report to you... but if you want a high quality, color video image in LOW LIGHT I would expect to pay about $60,000 to $80,000 for a camera&lens system that can do it. High quality, low light, color imaging is one of the "holy grail" video camera specifications. Very rare.

[BiggerThinking1]

@LanceCampeau

Friggen typical - as usual i have champagne taste and moonshine income!

Oh well - thanks for ur help.

[BiggerThinking1]

i want a camera for hillside temples in asia at night - they are fanatstic but very low light - my cameras just show black and a few pinpricks of light (a tempel lantern etc) - but this night one loses all color - are there cameras that combine this low light sensitivity but retain color (an essential element).

Or is it basically out of reach until you get to professional cameras that cost like a car?!

thanks

[paulmen01]

We didn't see through the tinted windows on the bus!

[UWproductions]

which HD camera do you think has the best infrared/nightshot system? sony,canon or panasonic? im thinking to get one of these for a documentary here in Brasil..please help me out.

[nedge46]

u remind me of alan from the hangover

[mmmartin261]

does it see heat sources? can it be used in zero light to see heat?

[LanceCampeau]

@mmmartin261

No, this is a "near" infrared camera (700 to 1200 nanometers). To see heat you would need a completly different camera and sensor technology... a "far" infrared or thermal camera sees lightwaves in the 10,000 nanometer range and beyond... The Sony camera can not see this type of electromagnetic radiation.

[punisher17011990]

@LanceCampeau actually u CAN see heat...but in normal conditions the ir emission is so low the cheap sensors cant catch it. but u could see thinks that are very hot like 1000° hot metal...

[CaptainJazzbo]

Hello. Any Sony nightshot camcorder and an ir filter will do...no modifications are needed. You will usually see a green tint however to duplicate your video simply turn on the black and white feature.

[keriazy4]

who's better the sony sr11 or sr12 with 1000 nm lens??? thx

[keriazy4]

who's better the sony sr11 or sr12 with 1000 nm lens??? thx

[VANKAYLINPRODUCTIONS]

what camera r you using in this video

[LanceCampeau]

Sony TRV43

[o1OpTiMuS1o]

can you explain how you did this or have a link?

[tsaudiovisual]

hi Lance any Silicon based camera with the high pass filter removed be it CCD or CMOS will do this adding the IR filter 780nMand below to 1uM will block the visible light giving the same effect,i did it to a panasonic MS90B in 1989,and yes it still works,but now i use any cheap camcorder.

[DaringDramis]

Very interesting. Does it mean that you could capture images in total darkness using that 1000 nm filter?

[LanceCampeau]

you don't need this filter to see in the dark... you just need a camera that has the internal IR bandpass filter removed (like all Sony "night shot" cameras and most black & white security camers). The camera has to be sensitive to light waves above 700 nanometers (typically 700 to 1200 NM). you then need a IR light source to illuminate the scene in front of the camera. I made a custom 160 LED infrared light box from some kits i got on the net... cool stuff

[togreektown]

who would know

thanks Lance