HOW TO – Make a digital toy infrared camera

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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.

14 thoughts on “HOW TO – Make a digital toy infrared camera

  1. philliptorrone says:

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

  2. el_wombato says:

    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.

  3. UHF says:

    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.

  4. onebitpixel says:

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

  5. onebitpixel says:

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

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