Vox writes – “Great instructions showing how Zach Stern hacked a cheap $30 digital camera to see infrared light, giving the dreamlike results…” – how to & photos.
14 thoughts on “HOW TO – Make a digital toy infrared camera”
sorry about that one, nat posted while i was away… so you get it twice!
el_wombatosays:
It’s a very cool hack. I just did one with an old olympus camera. Unfortunately, the focusing seems to be shot because of the missing thickness of the ir-cutting glass.
>It’s a very cool hack. I just did one with an old olympus camera. Unfortunately, the focusing seems to be shot because of the missing thickness of the ir-cutting glass.
RainyDayInternssays:
We followed his instruction and did the hack to a Zippo size spy camera :-)
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previously…
sorry about that one, nat posted while i was away… so you get it twice!
It’s a very cool hack. I just did one with an old olympus camera. Unfortunately, the focusing seems to be shot because of the missing thickness of the ir-cutting glass.
Take a look at my IR camera modification which keeps the autofocus
>It’s a very cool hack. I just did one with an old olympus camera. Unfortunately, the focusing seems to be shot because of the missing thickness of the ir-cutting glass.
We followed his instruction and did the hack to a Zippo size spy camera :-)
http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2006/RainyDayPhotography/IRCamProj/RDMPhoto_IRCamDissassembly.htm
http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2006/RainyDayPhotography/IRCamProj/RDMPhoto_IRCamPhotoGallery.htm
another great DIY conversion resource for Nikon, Fuji and Canon camers:
http://www.lifepixel.com/IR.htm
another great DIY conversion resource for Nikon, Fuji and Canon camers:
http://www.lifepixel.com/IR.htm