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Uploaded by on Jan 19, 2009

DIY Night Vision

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  • Anyone who believes this video clearly didn't listen up in high school science class...

  • @FunkteonRecordings WOW! At my high school they didn't cover the inner workings of digital camera technology. Neato gang! Digital cameras use a CCD instead of film to capture light incoming through the lens. The CCD is sensitive to "Near" IR light frequencies, which are frequencies we cannot see with our eyes. Camera manufacturers use a filter to keep all this extra light from flooding the final image. What part of that conflicts with what your science teacher told you, son?

  • @pukid The part where you block an entire CCD with a 99% opaque piece of 35mm film strip..

  • @FunkteonRecordings Simple enough, the "opaque" exposed film negative is only opaque to visible light. It works as an IR Pass filter, which means it blocks all but IR and near IR light. While this isn't necessary if you're only shooting in the dark, if you want to take any daylight IR photos or videos, you will need to block the visible light from the sun so you can get the IR on video.

  • Background music too loud, and you miss the interesting part of actually removing the filter. And what's the piece of film negative good for?

  • @pauxps Yeah, I did have some problems notching the sound correctly. I'm not professional, after all. The film negative isn't really necessary if you're only using this thing in the dark. Fully exposed film negative completely blocks visible light (which is why it looks black) but it allows IR light to pass through. The film negative, therefore, acts as a cheap (free) IR pass filter, which is necessary to take IR pictures outside on a bright sunny day.

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  • i shocked myself a belter on purpose, its not that bed, less than an electric fence, but enough to make you jump :)

  • Did you get the music from the game Zip Zap?

  • @LittleDGT its a sony handycam DCR-DVD610 Hybrid

  • @darthvaderdud what kind of camera is it? I need a night vision camera! lol

  • thumbs up if you already have a night vidion camera

  • What model did you use?

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