How To Make DIY Camera That Can See Near-infrared | DIY IR Camera

All cameras have IR filter inside, but What will you see if you remove IR filter from a camera? Well, I show in this video. Also, you will see how to make a camera that can see IR light. You can use this modified camera for night vision also, but you need to use IR LEDs, the same IR LEDs are used in remote controls.

[@Sugarsail1]

The TV remote uses IR to change the channel so having an IR transparent case makes sense so it has a better chance of hitting the TVs receiver when not pointed directly at it.

[@naseemafzal1143]

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[@naseemafzal1143]

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[@sukhadavelankar3262]

Can you plz specify the camera model name?

[@Marcan78]

Oh yeah damn wasn t thinking about that lol Thanks mate

[@jeodezman32]

😢😅😅😅😅

[@rvrss7192]

Many thanks for comparative view from 2 cameras side by side! За сравнительную съемку двумя камерами - зачет!

[@Xerkies]

so can we just take the IR filter out of our eyes so we can see it?

[@ElectricalPro]

Interesting question :) I think we don't have such filters in eyes, I think our retina just is not sensitive to IR light.

[@skysoulxyt2272]

Electrical Projects [Creative Lab] r/wooosh

[@birrysund3269]

If you want to see in the dark just drink lots of carrot juice after a few hours turn off the light in the room, you'll be able to see in the dark. It worked for me, tried it...

[@JimTheKid]

SkySoulxYT I think he purposely did that

[@birrysund3269]

@@NutScrewGamer I didn't say injected, I said purely drink it, I'm sure that'll be toxic to your body by injecting...

[@havehalkow]

I wish I could like this video 1000 times

[@johannesnel8875]

The filter you removed looks more like a UV filter (Ultra violet) some pinkish purple color. The IR filter is more like solid red. In any way, no matter what the range of that filter is, it make a incredible difference. I want to remove the filter out of an old SLR camera and replace it with a clear glass filter. Then I want to mount it on a telescope and see what kind of weird pictures we will get of the night sky. Just for interest, using a UV filter on a camera helps a lot to get a clearer picture. The sensor is sensitive to a little bit more UV than the human eye, and it cause a "washed out" look on the photos if it is not fitted with a UV filter, or a screw on UV filter is used on the lens. Thanks for this video, now I'm motivated again to get to that modification project on the SLR camera.

[@alexwang007]

That's not true, NIR cut filters are cyan when looking through them, and has a reddish reflection; if you think about it, if a filter attenuates wavelengths close to red, how can it possibly look red-ish

[@adolfopatino1]

IR filter is blue

[@getAPFSDS]

Results??

[@DumbSkippy]

Dichroic coating = IR filter

[@EmilyBloom.]

Nope

[@matviihordiichuk5167]

So happy to see the word "склад" on the bottle! I hope you're doing well

[@ramzanahmed9237]

Interesting marvellous i wonder if you can see a short on a electronic board with it's electronic components ie resistors transistors surface mount capacitors and Etc. Thank you for your knowledge. And just remembered a long time ago a TV series the original MacGyver made a diy thermal imager and was saving people's lives in a dark abandoned military base.

[@mjyanimations1062]

I believe you can also put in a infrared only filter to block out visible light

[@madsnoop7]

Interesting !

[@kkzz23]

I used two glass pieces at 90 degree angle from polarized glasses to block visible light

[@OmniversalInsect]

Which camera is that cause that seems like it was very easy to remove the ir filter

[@ElectricalPro]

Hi, it is Trust SpotLight Pro.

[@OmniversalInsect]

Electrical Projects [Creative Lab] thanks

[@MrPedroPhd]

Hey Man. I made my own IR Camera just like you show on this vídeo. Thank you very much!

[@johnnewman3221]

excellent video, can you make a video of some solution that absorbs IR light, just like this video, where you demo materials that absorb IR light

[@annemueller9667]

I tried it with a very simple webcam and it didn't work. The IR filter in this case was round and it seemed that it had an additional function as some kind of pre-lense, because after having removed it the images became extremely blurred. CAN SOMEONE LET ME KNOW WHICH MODELS OF WEBCAMS WORK FOR THIS????

[@johannesnel8875]

I did comment on that filter that looks more like a UV filter to me (Pinkish purple) IR will be red and it will cause that you will only see back and white. Your camera is very sensitive to the UV range, the other side of the spectrum than IR. That cause the blurred picture, more like a "washed out" picture, and no way to focus it by adjusting the lens. That is exactly why photographers screw on an extra UV filter on the front of their cameras, not only to protect the main lens from dust and scratches. About all SLR cameras (Single Lens Reflect) like Nikon, Canon, already have a UV filter directly over the sensor,but adding one in the front of the lens do no harm, and add to the protection of an expensive lens.

[@micah_wong]

I have this same camera, thank you so much for this video

[@samailshrf9576]

Me too thatsnwhy i came here

[@unlimitediq1894]

@@samailshrf9576 I removed the ir blocking filter from my 1st phone I got. Excited to see how this turns out after I get a replacement battery.

[@mond000]

Is a diy thermal infrared camera possible? Such a camera would pick up the 3 to 30 micrometer wavelength emitted by animals.

[@miloszboher7431]

I'm wondering if IR diodes are used when shooting a hot knife. I am also interested in which IR diodes are used. (Colorless, light blue ..) I’m interested in this because I used a different webcam but the results are much worse.

[@anuragbarhoriya3284]

Wonderful you find infrared x-ray camera 2years ago . Now one plus 8 has this inside mobile in 2020 . You had to patent this .

[@madsnoop7]

You explained that so very clearly mate . Thankyou for the demonstration's. Liked commented and subscribed .

[@enis528]

Nice experiment, very interesting thanks ❤

[@Oscar4u69]

my mind has been blown 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@mekamaroney7875]

Very well done! I really should of thought years ago to watch videos

[@KurisuFariasAguila]

Very interesting video, thank you! 👍

[@popularunity386]

2:40 that's what i do to check the status of the battery of the remote (when it's low of battery the light will be less intense than when you put new batteries into it).

[@realchiknuggets]

holy crap that's cool

[@johnmirajkar]

Wow nice explain sir thank you

[@TuMundoAndroideMania]

How many turns left to rock the lens without breaking? excellent! If I change the lens for a 3.6mm lens of the same size that it comes with, the one I want to change, which seems to be 12mm, would it work and the angle would change or would it stay the same at 12mm?

[@Ottepelev]

Вау, реально интересный.. эксперимент? Попробую где нибудь нарыть старую вебкамеру, очень интересно посмотреть на "мир с другой стороны".

[@RandomTorok]

Can this technique be used to make a Flir camera?

not gonna lie that was pretty cool !

[@AzwadAbid]

Very nice demo. Thanks!

[@machnunarif8470]

Thanks for your explanation, very useful for me

[@tangodigitalsystems]

I love this video

[@battedtomcatnlnl153]

I made a hidden cam for the front door with a medicine bottle. Works perfect

[@bertbronson8395]

How much actual power does this draw? Could I use a boost xfmr (110v to 220v) of like 300va (I have 2 of these) ? Would be surprised if that small of an autoxfmr would work - would be like

[@mahoneytechnologies657]

Where can we get the software you are using? Great Video!

[@subschallenge-nh4xp]

I know that this would sound nearly but I think that it would help me out for my next surgery and so can I see the icg dye through this kind of camara

[@FunBitesTV]

thanks for the video! would it be possible to remove the ir filter but add a filter to filter all other light out?

[@youtardztventertainment8182]

Ya right that’s why you slow the video down on the dark test with hot knife, and with remote you changed the casing or grabbed a different remote because your video isn’t syncing up

[@fadimeisk5708]

Hi sir, when we remove this IR filter, what is the exact wavelength range of our camera?

[@allinall9424]

Very informative👍👍

[@anonymous-ei2pk]

What kind of camera did you used in demonstration?

[@MyMomHadMe]

So does this mean you can view heat signatures on a circuit board for debug shorts?!

[@noizz7782]

Can you drop a link of that camera you used is this video?

[@mr_sreeju]

What about in dark places? Will it work as a night vision camera?

[@realchiknuggets]

I think that is how night vision cameras work. for something crude like this where the lens might not be quite as sensitive to IR, then maybe it'll only be very visible if there's infrared light being emitted from somewhere, like say if your chicken coop has a ceramic heat emitter on at night

[@ibhienkeliat]

This is awesome.. It is work for CCTV camera?

[@Netajidebade]

Mostly Cctv cameras are without IR filter..

[@szymoniak75]

Yes, many cctv cameras have IR cut filters.

[@TRENDINGTECHHD]

Supper awesome

[@Shonade_Malik]

I got a problem. Me and my dad took out the infrared filter (broke it sadly), and when I tested it on computer, it was the same thing. It didn't seem to detect anything more. The webcam I am using is called LifeCam VX-3000 (Microsoft). I'm almost certain that the filter was taken out. Could it be possible that the camera originally didn't detect a lot of the electromagnetic spectrum, or did we do something wrong?

[@staminaoo7]

Hello need your help.. is't possible to capture a light projected horizontal to the camera? any light source a demo would be grateful. early response is much appreciated....

[@dharanidharren3869]

Can it work on dark place as night vision cam

[@bertbronson8395]

i would consider buying the coil on ebay that I found ($52), but I am nervous enough about the whole duty fee thing importing into the US. I took the risk on the driver - but have never bought directly from China before. How much xtra did the coil and driver cost you:? (dont know if you are in US).

[@samilkaradeniz3322]

^'' THANKS... SUPERRRRRRRRRRRRR...........!

[@sbellaharris]

How do i identify which is ir filter? Is it always the outermost lens?

[@ElectricalPro]

Hi, if it does not look like a lens then it is probably IR filter. IR filter looks like a piece of glass with reddish or greenish tint.

[@ajingolk7716]

What range of IR the filter blocks?

[@johnjeson3052]

Very good video

[@ifishcarp]

Hi. I need your help. I had underwater camera with was worked with white LED but somehow water destroy cam and I bought new part only camera . I didn't put attention that was IR light cam. Camera itself works but no lights. Like you understand under water I need the light. How I can convert IR to Led. Thanks in advance

[@techtinkerin]

Cool stuff 🙂

[@louis1372]

Next time use it on vegetation and explain the red edge effect :)

[@johannesnel8875]

Kirlian photography. Very interesting field that. Is that what you are revering too? :-)

[@victoryfirst2878]

Can you tell me if this could be used to see if their is a deer or a human in the woods at a few hundred feet away??? Thanks, nice work too.

[@ElectricalPro]

Hi, unfortunately no. Humans and animals produce much longer waves, in order to detect that the sensor has to be made from completely different materials.

[@valeriansalad6904]

If you could shine an Infrared illuminator that far it could be.

[@karankhandelwal5651]

Please specify which camera you used specially.

[@vatsalbhavsar1852]

What happened if light is totally off then what type of outcome is record by your camera...? Plz answer because i am interstated to build this type of thermal camera..

[@Sachin753]

Hi, Bro... Does Trust spot light Pro after removing filter can see in complet zero light or in complete dark...? I mean only in Invisible IR rays light... ? Plz reply Bro

[@prateekgupta3953]

which cam did u used, can u share the link of it

[@realchiknuggets]

idk why he didn't, we're wondering the same thing

[@zodd0001]

Try to put a filter for visible light and UV, you will see during night

[@emadlebzo3110]

How to make a webcam with 840nm ir or 950nm ir see under ground I mean to penetrate ground

[@dgm778]

Brand of that web camera please, i will try it 😮

[@d0ugparker]

Very cool. I’m going to be using this modification. Thanks. At 0:39, “removing,” at 1:40, “wavelength,” respectfully, the “v” sounds are voiced “f” sounds, like humming while making an “f” sound. Regards. DP Henderson, NV, USA

[@mamadoyossofa705]

Thank you very much, I want to try this on my own UCOM webcam but I don't have the drivers fo this old camera. Would please send it to me.

[@sawonroy6155]

Don't worry.. plug your camera to the laptop and open laptop webcam. change the camera

[@krzysztofbednarek979]

Super

[@istvanszekely4842]

Dou you see yourself in totaly dark with it?

[@ElectricalPro]

Body heat has a much longer wavelength, a regular camera matrix is not sensitive to it. Although removing IR filter is a step in the right direction, it is not enough. Matrix of a camera that can see body heat is made from totally different materials. So the answer is no.

[@raymon2353]

What camera model are showing here?

[@jorokudo]

Is the filter just ir or does it filter if and uv?

[@johnnewman3221]

could you make a video of UV light using camera

[@sparrow9990]

It's very wierd because normally thermals cant see what is behind glass or plastic but this just does somehow

[@andrihendrawan8239]

Mantab

[@irishguy200007]

Is this the same as a flir?

[@Berghiker]

Can I connect this camera to my iphone? If yes, then how do I do it?

[@bigmac9712]

So this is like a diy night vision camera, right?

[@alf3071]

can you make a thermal camera?

[@suhailab3634]

This is a thermal camera

[@ramifriendl7993]

Hi Where I can get led 3000nm ? Diod Thanks

[@anotherperson5175]

What camera did you use? (Help him see this please.)

[@anotherperson5175]

@@smartpro1591 Thx.

[@williammarleybetancurberri2764]

Amigo quiero hacer eso con una vieja cámara de seguridad y mi teléfono celular....¿Me ayudas??

[@paultrimble9390]

😎. Cool

[@WhiteBuzzardP]

What webcam r u using?

[@beachsidebum]

At what distance are you limited to?

[@jeevapalaniappan54]

Bro please tell the camera name or send the link

[@TheAlbaymauser]

Trust 16428 Spotlight Pro Webcam

[@DeuZLorD]

What type of camera ?

[@user-dw6fj1py1o]

I Like a The Room Old Sins.

[@secrettreasure1388]

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[@annemueller9667]

I wrecked the second webcam now. It is all well what the video shows but when you put back the lense the picture is not sharp anymore!!!!!

[@wernerhiemer406]

Try to place a ring of wire with thickness of removed filter glas piece so the near sensor lens is at same distance as before. Or have you reinstalled it backwards?

[@bilalraja6745]

What is the webcam model called ?

[@ShaunVillafana]

Any camera will do. All digital cameras have an IR filter lense

[@brettchitwood9016]

I wonder if this could detect ghosts, I am looking for a ghosts detector schematic if you know of one. Some say they pick up magnetic field with store bought ones. Would be fantastic if you could make one to show us. Many people are trying to make them. I have a old 16 channel dvr with lots of cameras to try this one. My new high definition cameras replaced them but now they have 1080p out so when this dvr goes out I will upgrade. But the old 420 fps camera's are not being used so will try this project. If heat is required I don't think ghosts give off heat. But sounds like a fun project anyways. Thanks for all your video's.

[@ElectricalPro]

I personally don't believe in ghosts, but even if I did, I don't know what to look for. There is a lot of spectrum to look for, starting with sound waves, and radio waves and ending with x-rays and other stuff, some equipment will be pretty cheap and some will be hugely expensive. I only heard that people use static electricity detectors for that. But I don't know much about ghosts detection.

[@realchiknuggets]

You're not very bright, are you?

[@garciwa]

How much for one? Would you sell one?

[@ElectricalPro]

LOL, Just remove IR filter, and webcam is ready to see near-infrared :)

[@rajarchitectcivil]

can we use any desktop webcam for this hack....?

[@ElectricalPro]

I think yes, you can use any webcam as long as it can fit in the housing.

[@saetstudiomsl8220]

Aowsom Sir

[@mrred7683]

How can I modified a regular camera to thermal hot detected camer ?

[@DumbSkippy]

Spaceba!

[@ramakrishnapothula7276]

What is the ir filter wavelength nm

[@andrewfong4216]

it is actually a near-ir rejecting filter. it rejects wavelengths longer than around 700 nm.

[@xryanxdxgaming4925]

Its work on my old webcam

[@rasoolsohrabi6729]

is it real ?

[@misterhash9329]

Is it same as thermal camera?

[@johannesnel8875]

No, that is different. Thermal camera sense the heat that the body emit, and very expensive. This is IR and pick up reflected light in the IR range. Somewhat of the same thing but not really. To go technical on that will be a long story. With a thermal camera you will see no real good picture, but just grading of heat differences.

[@SUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS]

@@johannesnel8875 no. lmfao wtf. study more then talk.

[@hummingbird2520]

My webcam don't have that infrared filter

[@TheAdam212121]

Does this work on any camera lense?

[@ElectricalPro]

I don't know whether every camera has IR filter installed on its lens. Probably some cameras have a filter installed on its sensor, so it will be difficult if not impossible to remove such filter.