"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
01/27/2014 at 22:47 • Filed to: None
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"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
01/27/2014 at 22:47 • Filed to: None | 0
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I was just playing around with a camera and a TV remote (for those who still don't know, all (or almost all) digital cameras pick up the infrared light from wireless remotes and the Wii sensor bar (which I only mention because it looks awesome that way) and other stuff like that. But anyway, I wonder... are those things essentially infrared LEDs, and are they "bright" enough that I could salvage some discarded TV remotes to create a night-vision light for dashcamming and/or other video recording? Would be a pretty fun project if it's possible.
Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull
> Rainbow
01/27/2014 at 22:53 |
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Are they IR LEDs: yes
Are they bright enough to build a night vision illuminating source: maybe
It's going to be a bit on the dim side unless you have a bunch of them, and you won't know out the gate what voltage they are, I don't think. It might make more sense to just get an IR led at an electronics supply store (a good one carries them) and rig it or several with an appropriate resistor if any into a cheap flashlight. That makes voltage easy, makes choice of brightness/matching them simpler, and it's really not all that expensive.
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Rainbow
01/27/2014 at 22:54 |
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I think it depends more upon the sensitivity to the IR spectrum of the camera. Most cameras have a filter to block the IR from hitting the sensor, as it will be detected by the camera and mess with the image you see with your eyes. But yes, they are for the most part IR flashlights. I am not exactly sure how they communicate, whether it is via pulse rate or wavelength for the different commands. I guess you would have to find a camera that picks it up, and then try each button for different results.
AthomSfere
> Rainbow
01/27/2014 at 22:54 |
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Bright? Expand here...
They are IR, and remotes are pretty low powered, also I would guess you would want to refocus the IR sent out. Probably possible and a good play time event.
Money Hustard
> Rainbow
01/27/2014 at 23:00 |
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Yes, but it wouldn't be a very good solution. The time involved to make such a device would be extreme. Especially when $5-$10 dollars would get you something way better on Amazon. You'd need at least 15 of those suckers to get something that would give you MAYBE 10 ft of usable light. May be you're a soldering pro with mountains of dead remotes, but even still we're talking 30-60 minutes per light. If you have any sort of gainful employment, it's probably more worthwhile to put more time into that, and even if you get minimum wage, you can still afford to have more fun doing something else. If you're salary, then put those 10-15 hours into making your office a better place to work or helping out on an important project, it'd be likely to pay off more in the long run, allowing you to ultimately have more fun.
I'm not trying to be a buzz kill, it's just what occurred to me.
My92SSEisn'taTardis
> Rainbow
01/27/2014 at 23:01 |
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People use to hack together from remotes and IR projector bulbs, and what not a crude traffic preemption transmitter that would give them right-of-way with the earlier Opticom systems before they wizened up and added an authentication chip validating the access request. Its amazing what infrared tech can do and its very possible to create a infrared night light for dashcamming/other legal *cough* (jk :p) video recording you just have to shield and project the light properly
Fun fact: Most cell cameras can see the infrared light due to lacking an IR filter, I discovered this with my E71
Textured Soy Protein
> Rainbow
01/27/2014 at 23:05 |
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IR video lights do exist. Like this one .
