ACT Apricot keyboards, or infra-red japes

[Jules Richardson]

On Thu, 2005-05-19 at 21:27 +0000, Jules Richardson wrote:
> > I know CCD based video cameras can see infra-red......
> 
> Hmm, you got me curious there... had a poke around via google; some
> digital cameras seem perfectly capable of it, but you need an IR filter
> over the lens (presumably you need this for a camcorder too)

Further to that, it works nicely with my Canon G5 with a minimum of
fuss....

No need to even use a filter; just stick the camera on auto mode and the
IR led on a remote control is easily visible on the camera's LCD. So,
basically, just go try it... 

I did find a site that mentions using a bit of offcut from a
conventional camera negative as a useful filter to pass IR and cut
everything else. I've got a suitable bit, so I might give that a try
just for the sake of seeing what IR shots I can get...

cheers

Jules