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HOW TO - Make a digital toy infrared camera

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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.

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Posted by: el_wombato on September 26, 2006 at 10:14 AM

previously...

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Posted by: philliptorrone on September 26, 2006 at 10:23 AM

sorry about that one, nat posted while i was away... so you get it twice!

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Posted by: el_wombato on September 26, 2006 at 11:35 AM

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.

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Posted by: UHF on September 26, 2006 at 12:22 PM

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.

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Posted by: RainyDayInterns on September 26, 2006 at 8:03 PM

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

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Posted by: onebitpixel on September 29, 2006 at 1:10 PM

another great DIY conversion resource for Nikon, Fuji and Canon camers:
http://www.lifepixel.com/IR.htm

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Posted by: onebitpixel on September 29, 2006 at 1:11 PM

another great DIY conversion resource for Nikon, Fuji and Canon camers:
http://www.lifepixel.com/IR.htm

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