The video below shows what happens when you simply put a filter suitable for infrared photography in front of the web cam ($25 from Amazon). It works, but the results are much better if you put the filter inside the camera instead.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Site Update - Cheap and Easy Infrared Photography
On the FLOSScience site are some instructions for converting a web cam for cheap, easy infrared photography. Basically, all digital cameras are capable of detecting infrared radiation just outside of the visible spectrum. That is to say light with a longer wavelength than the red end of the spectrum. With some slight modification we can filter out the visible light and let through the infrared light. However, this will not allow you to do thermal imaging, which is done in the far infra red.
The video below shows what happens when you simply put a filter suitable for infrared photography in front of the web cam ($25 from Amazon). It works, but the results are much better if you put the filter inside the camera instead.
The video below shows what happens when you simply put a filter suitable for infrared photography in front of the web cam ($25 from Amazon). It works, but the results are much better if you put the filter inside the camera instead.
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