donut
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 02:11 PM |
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Camcorder with NIGHTVISION reccomendation please
As title really. I'm not up on camcorders but want one with night vision and easily downloaded into my iMac so either DVD (full size) or HDD
would be ideal but as said MUST have night vision as this is all i'll be using it for.
and cheap!! 
Thanks in advance
[Edited on 16/10/09 by donut]
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 02:20 PM |
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uh hu next you'll be after an IR Pass filter too 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 02:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
uh hu next you'll be after an IR Pass filter too
I bet he's after ghosts not boobies 
Craig
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 02:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
uh hu next you'll be after an IR Pass filter too
I bet he's after ghosts not boobies
or ghostly boobies 
You know most camcorders are IR sensitive, mine is really so even though it doesn't have the LEDs. You can I think use an additional LED Lamp
(my old Sony night vision one needed it to light up over 10m away). You can tell if your camcorder is good at seeing IR by having a look at the TV
remote LED which flashes quite bright and with a white light when you press the buttons if its going to work.
[Edited on 16/10/09 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 02:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I bet he's after ghosts not boobies
or ghostly boobies
The most frustrating kind of boobie 
Craig
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 02:47 PM |
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Knowing Donut, it'll be boobs he's after lmao
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Humbug
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 03:26 PM |
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Isn't that called dogging, Donut?
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donut
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 04:13 PM |
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quote:
I bet he's after ghosts not boobies
Either will do for me!!
It is for ghost hunting but there's always room for alternative uses!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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BenB
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| posted on 16/10/09 at 06:25 PM |
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Better boobies than goolies (sic)
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peteday_uk@btinternet.com
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| posted on 17/10/09 at 10:00 AM |
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I have a Sony VX2100 3CCD Cammorder. Works ok at night although doesn't have night vision setting.
What I have done in the past when filming sat night and wanted a night vision look. Using final cut pro, I set the brightness quite high and then put
a green filter over the top.
Really depends on what your filming at night though.
Pete.
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rgrs
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| posted on 17/10/09 at 11:43 AM |
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Your not going to find a consumer level camera with true night vision (ir) you would probably need to move up to the sony semi-pro models to get this
function.
The reason is that all cameras have a ir cut filter to give correct
the correct image in normal use i.e. daylight, however when using with ir you have to be able to physically move this filter out of the way.
hth Roger
Some people have had success with physically removing the ir cut filter from a lower end camera, however this will have an impact on its normal
usage.
one other option would be to use a portable dvr i.e. archos etc and a cctv ir camera as most of these have movable cut filters built in, led ir light
source and if you want sound a separate microphone.
Do a bit of research as to what wavelength ir source you need to use as cameras are sensitive to different wavelengths.
There are three main wavelengths 730nM very visable light
840nM red glow off led's but can't really be seen or 920-950nM no visable glow from led's and can't be seen by the human eye.
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