I have a Sony camcorder with NightVision and Super NightVision that only records what the green spot is illuminating a few feet away. If I put an IR filter on my DereeLight DBS that puts a spot lets say 100 yards away, will my camcorder pick up that area 100 yards away or am I still limited to only a few feet? (Sorry for the post, I didn't know where else to ask, thanks).
If I put an IR filter on my DereeLight DBS
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PhantomPhoton
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You're not going to bet much at all. A white LED emits very little infrared. It still may work better than what you have now but don't expect mind blowing amounts of illumination from it.
Trekmeister
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Depends on how much IR light the LED puts out. Unfortunatly I don't think it puts out much of that at all so it will probably not work very well.
shomie911
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Get an incandescent light and put the IR filter over it, you'll get much better results.
Or a dedicated IR LED flashlight, like the Surefire M1 which is only about $140.
Or a dedicated IR LED flashlight, like the Surefire M1 which is only about $140.
csshih
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"only" 140 
I wish I had "only" 140 to get an infrared.
I wish I had "only" 140 to get an infrared.
shomie911
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"only" 140
I wish I had "only" 140 to get an infrared.
I guess my views on how expensive a flashlight is have been warped by the Mcgizmo threads
Surefire makes great products though, if you need an infrared illuminator, the M1 will do the job.
Mjolnir
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You can get a p60 IR dropin on DX for 14 dollars:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12625
You can put it in a cheap DX light if you want, or a nicer p60 host if you want.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12625
You can put it in a cheap DX light if you want, or a nicer p60 host if you want.
Yoda4561
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White LEDs put out almost no IR, you'll be limited to a few feet, perhaps even less than what you have now.
LukeA
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+1.
csshih
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hehe shomie.
I've been pretty cheap lately.
exactly how much red light does that dropin do?
I've been pretty cheap lately.
exactly how much red light does that dropin do?
