Make Your Own Infra-Red Camera
Posted by Science Oxford on October 1, 2009 | comments
Thanks to the naked scientists we just made our own infra-red camera out of an old webcam, and it works beautifully. Why not try this one at home!
Visit this page »See the world from a completely different point of view using an old webcam and some exposed film.
What you need:
- An old webcam you are not fond of
- 2 Pieces of polarizer, or a totally black exposed negative
- Some odd toolsWhat to Do
First of all, this experiment has a high probablility of damaging your webcam beyond repair, so please use an old webcam and don’t complain to us if it breaks.The sensor in a webcam is sensitive to both visible and infra red (IR) radiation so the manufacturer adds a filter to stop the IR, otherwise it would produce unexpected results when it took photos. So we want to remove this filter and replace it with one that stops visible light but allows IR through.
If you want to see more you should definitely go and check out the website.
What do you think?