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In reply to the discussion: My Christmas present- [View all]
 

rdking647

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8. yes you can
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 09:11 PM
Jan 2012

the sensors are sensitive to IR but teh camera manufactorors put a filter over the sensor to block IR. you can have it removed so the camera records IR and in some cases block visible and only record IR ( I have one modified like that)

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My Christmas present- [View all] MerryBlooms Jan 2012 OP
Congratulations! handmade34 Jan 2012 #1
Yeah!!! congratulations Mira Jan 2012 #2
Congrats!! cyrakitty Jan 2012 #3
I am sure someone here can help you handmade34 Jan 2012 #4
thanks!!! cyrakitty Jan 2012 #5
Do you have the Limux camera? postatomic Jan 2012 #7
Wow I am such a newbie!! cyrakitty Jan 2012 #14
A Canon DSLR? Okay. postatomic Jan 2012 #16
Thank you!!! cyrakitty Jan 2012 #17
Tripod and long exposure.... CC Jan 2012 #11
I don't think you can shoot infrared with digital cameras. flamin lib Jan 2012 #6
yes you can rdking647 Jan 2012 #8
Well. yeah. And a Hundai Sonata can do 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. Just takes a little work . . . flamin lib Jan 2012 #9
You can take IR with the CC Jan 2012 #10
Actually, Digital Cameras by nature are very sensitive to IR postatomic Jan 2012 #12
Yeah, you can have a camera modified. flamin lib Jan 2012 #13
According to the Opteka website cyrakitty Jan 2012 #15
postatomic gave you CC Jan 2012 #18
Actually a digital camera is the best way to test an IR remote. JohnnyRingo Jan 2012 #21
You guys are beaut! MerryBlooms Jan 2012 #19
That is a nice camera JohnnyRingo Jan 2012 #20
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