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UV camera project build question

Started Sep 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
ProfHankD
ProfHankD Veteran Member • Posts: 9,147
Re: Lots of issues...

Blinkie wrote:

Wow thank you everyone for your advice. There is a lot I need to understand. The reason I thought about this project was seeing a converted camera for sale on ebay. It wasn't a lot of money and the seller explains that converting the cameras was a hobby of theirs. I thought it might be fun to try myself. The seller doesn't explain the sort of filter he incorporates into the cameras. Apart from giving the nm figure. Have a look for yourselves at an old listing.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canon-PowerShot-A480-Infrared-Converted-IR-670nm-Digital-Camera-Custom-Firmware-/352465874416?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137

The seller doesn't have anything currently for sale but but every now and then will list a similar item.

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Well, I don't know what a "670nm filter" means, but most of us think of NIR as starting around 750nm+ wavelength. The fun stuff happens mostly between 850nm and 1200nm, with most camera sensors falling off by 1100-1200nm. Then again, the price quoted was really cheap (ok, the base A480 is worth about $10) and it's really no fun to do that to a little PowerShot (I've taken 'em apart myself before).

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