Are there any digital cameras that caputure infrared images?

[phineas_tarbolde1]

I recall reading that there are some cameras that can take register infrared

light? Does anyone know which make and models that can do this?

[sean de merchant httpw]

Not out of the box. But there are some companies that will remove the hot mirror and replace it with more IR friendly material on the aftermarket.

 

Lots of good technical data to get you started at:

 

http://www.naturfotograf.com/UV_IR_rev00.html#top_page

 

And of course, you might find technical camera that will do it, but they are unlikely to be DSLRs or convenient P&S models.

[eric_boutilier_brown1]

Almost all current DSLRs can be modified to see IR light, but currently there are no publically available IR ready cameras. You can find instructions on how to make the modifications to the Nikon D70/D70s and the Canon Rebel online, if you are brave enough, or you can purchace pre-converted cameras from resellers who do the modifications for a $350-500 extra fee.<div></div>

[pbizarro]

I have shone my TV remote on my Ricoh GRD, and could see the beam on the LCD. So it seems that this camera can see IR, as mentioned by other users.

 

So I am going to order the filter adapter and a IR filter and try a few things.

[Brad_]

Sony f707, f717, f828 are about the only cams that will record IR with enough sensitivity

out of the box to make it practical. Other's will only see a tiny fraction of IR, requiring

extremely long exposures. The sonys have a mode that flips the internal IR-block filter

out of the light path, making it possible.<BR><P>

 

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More IR pix <a href="http://pages.sbcglobal.net/b-evans/Images9/IR_Web">here</a>.

[jeffrey moore]

Nice IR portfolio, Brad.

[david chau]

looks beautiful

[roger_kallet]

Eric,

 

Your IR cementary-church picture--awesome.

[ravi_swamy]

You can modify the camera as people stated above or use a filter to block all visible light but let's IR pass through. The sensor has an IR blocking filter so you will usually need a long exposure (2-10 seconds) to overcome that and of course a tripod. Because the filter blocks all visible light you can't see through the viewfinder which makes the tripod more important. Of course this particular shot was handheld at ISO 1600, f4, 1/13s, just pointing in the right general direction. I used my Nikon D70 with a Tiffen 89B filter. Some cameras like my D2X have a much stronger IR blocking filter making it worthless for IR. I had to make a 30s exposure on the D2X to get the equivalent of a 1s exposure on the D70.<div></div>

[vladimir_slep1]

Subdivisons of infrared:

NIR .75 to 3 microns

MIR 3 to 6 microns

FIR 6 to 15 microns

XIR 15 to 1000 microns

So, the pictures are in NIR region.

[wickedmartini]

"Sony f707, f717, f828 are about the only cams that will record IR with enough sensitivity out of the box to make it practical. Other's will only see a tiny fraction of IR, requiring extremely long exposures. The sonys have a mode that flips the internal IR-block filter out of the light path, making it possible."

 

Not true. I do IR photography with my Fuji S2 and S3 all the time using a Hoya R72 filter. With good light the exposures are not long. I can even make hand held exposures. There are also several Nikon models that are quite practical for IR as well.

[mr._smith]

Phineas,

 

This may answer your questions:

 

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d50ir.htm

[david_richert]

My older MINOLTA DIMAGE 7 does a great job. <a href="http://davidrichert.com/dimage_7.htm"> Infrared Images</a>

[Brad_]

>>> Not true

 

It all depends on degree and what compromises you're willing to accept. All digital

cameras have an internal IR-block filter whose purpose is to reject IR energy.

 

Shooting with a cam under that situation means, you have to either accept a very long

exposure, or have tons of light, or shoot at high ISO, or be willing to only accept near

infrared - or a combination of all.

 

The sony cams have a mode where that IR-block filter is flipped out of the light path,

eliminating the above compromises. My IR is shot at ISO 100. And I use a B+W 093 IR-

pass filter that cuts off at 900 nm - much different than an R72 cutting off at 700 nm.

The 093 is totally opaque to visible light - dead black. The difference in results is huge.

 

To get similar results you need to modify a cam and have the internal IR-block filter

removed. Many people do that and get good results as well - something I'm considering

on my 20D.

 

Perhaps you can post some of your Fuji IR pix?

[jcuknz]

My Nikon 5700 shoots IR quite well although the exposures are rather long, OK for scenic stuff. One second at f/2.8 in bright sunlight.

My Panasonic FZs don't see much IR.

http://www.geocities.com/five_with_5700/aaa-ir.html

I shoot true IR with a Wratten 87 equivalent filter, not the half-pie red stuff.

[joseph_wisniewski]

The Sigma SD10 IR blocking filter is integrated into an assembly that Sigma calls the "dust protector". This sits at the front of the mirror box, and is easily removable with the user by unscrewing a single screw. The procedure is documented in the manual, and the camera even comes with a little screwdriver.

 

With the dust protector removed, the SD10 can capture IR at about ISO 400, easily handheld for action shots. ;)

[Brad_]

<I>This sits at the front of the mirror box, and is easily removable with the user by

unscrewing a single screw.</I><P>

 

Wow, that's pretty sweet. Too bad others aren't like that...