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snitch182 | 9 months ago

Good. I remember a certain video camera operating in the infrared fringe of the visible spectrum. You could see through light clothes. We do not want that again. At all.

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magicalhippo|9 months ago

All, or at least nearly all, digital camera sensors are sensitive in the IR. That's why most "normal" digital cameras have IR blocking filters. Security and astrophoto cameras have the filter removed. For astro there's also people who remove the filter manually[1].

[1]: https://camerasnipe.com/how-to-remove-the-ir-filter-from-a-d...

NBJack|9 months ago

That link is kind of a fever dream of information a little ways in. Are you sure you meant to post that?

"First, remove the smartphone camera’s infrared filter as a whiteboard is on the floor. The beginning of the CCD chip is the scar we need to eliminate. Enter the IRF address, and use a hot air gun to remove it and your piece."?