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    IR Only Conversion For Sony Cybershot

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    This document describes modifying a Sony Cybershot P71 camera to capture infrared images by removing its infrared blocking filter. The key steps are: 1) Removing the camera's back cover and CCD sensor board to access the infrared blocking filter. 2) Carefully removing the infrared blocking filter, which blocks infrared light from reaching the sensor. 3) Replacing the infrared blocking filter with either a piece of glass to maintain the camera's autofocus, or an infrared pass-only filter to capture only infrared wavelengths. This simple modification allows the camera to capture infrared images without expensive infrared camera equipment. Some experimentation is needed to optimize focus and filtering, but it is an inexpensive way

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    This document describes modifying a Sony Cybershot P71 camera to capture infrared images by removing its infrared blocking filter. The key steps are: 1) Removing the camera's back cover and CCD sensor board to access the infrared blocking filter. 2) Carefully removing the infrared blocking filter, which blocks infrared light from reaching the sensor. 3) Replacing the infrared blocking filter with either a piece of glass to maintain the camera's autofocus, or an infrared pass-only filter to capture only infrared wavelengths. This simple modification allows the camera to capture infrared images without expensive infrared camera equipment. Some experimentation is needed to optimize focus and filtering, but it is an inexpensive way

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    This document describes modifying a Sony Cybershot P71 camera to capture infrared images by removing its infrared blocking filter. The key steps are: 1) Removing the camera's back cover and CCD sensor board to access the infrared blocking filter. 2) Carefully removing the infrared blocking filter, which blocks infrared light from reaching the sensor. 3) Replacing the infrared blocking filter with either a piece of glass to maintain the camera's autofocus, or an infrared pass-only filter to capture only infrared wavelengths. This simple modification allows the camera to capture infrared images without expensive infrared camera equipment. Some experimentation is needed to optimize focus and filtering, but it is an inexpensive way

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    IR Only Conversion For Sony Cybershot

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    This document describes modifying a Sony Cybershot P71 camera to capture infrared images by removing its infrared blocking filter. The key steps are: 1) Removing the camera's back cover and CCD sensor board to access the infrared blocking filter. 2) Carefully removing the infrared blocking filter, which blocks infrared light from reaching the sensor. 3) Replacing the infrared blocking filter with either a piece of glass to maintain the camera's autofocus, or an infrared pass-only filter to capture only infrared wavelengths. This simple modification allows the camera to capture infrared images without expensive infrared camera equipment. Some experimentation is needed to optimize focus and filtering, but it is an inexpensive way

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    HomebrewIRonlycamera

    First,IwanttomentionthatIRphotographyisNOTthermography!Whilethermographyusesthe
    wavelengthsfrom1mdowntoabout14m,withthismodyouwillbeabletocaptureimagesinthe
    rangeof850..900nm(dependingonthefilterused)downto1..1,5m(soonlytemperaturesabove
    400..450Cwillappearaslight(lookatthepicofthesolderingironinthegallery!).
    AftervisitingsomewebpagesIwantedtotakesomeinfraredpicturesbecauseit'saninterestingway
    to"seetheworldthroughdifferenteyes".
    Myfirstattempttoshootinfraredwasmadepossiblebybuyinganinfraredonlypassfilterformy
    DSLR,butthedisappointmentwasverylargewhenIreceivedit:mountinginonmycamera,ittook
    meexposures>30sec.toachieveaphotowithacceptablecontrastindirectsunlight!Soitwouldbe
    impossibletoshootpeopleormovingobjects...
    Aftersome"googling"IfoundoutthatthereasonforthisproblemistheIRblockingfilterinstalledon
    theCCDSensor(thesensorwhichconvertstheincominglightintoelectricalinformation):Thisfilter
    avoidsthatinfraredlightreachesthissensorcausethiscouldleadtobadcolorsandoverexposures.
    WiththisknowledgeIdecidedtobuildmyowninfraredsensitivecamera.
    DuetogoodexperienceswithmyoldSonyCybershotP71(pocketcamera,3,2MPixel,3xoptical
    zoom,noisereduction,upto2sec.exposuretime)IsearchedforthiscameraateBayandfounda
    modelforafewEuroswithsomeminorbugs.

    SonyDSCP71
    Afterremovingthebackcoverthecameraisvery"servicefriendly":

    P71withremovedbackcover
    NowremovethetwomountingscrewsoftheCCDSensor,unplugthecableandremovethesensor
    circuitboard.

    ViewoftheCCDPCBwithIRfilter

    RemovingoftheIRblockingfilterisquiteeasyjustgrabthefilterwithacaliperandturnitcarefully,
    ontwocamerasthismethodworkedwithoutdamagingthesensor(theglassfilterisgluedontheCCD
    withonlylittleglueorisjustpressedagainstsomeadhesivecoatedrubbersheet).

    Left:IRblockingfilter:redcoloursarewellattenuatedRight:ViewthroughtheIRblockingfilter
    Whenyougotthis,youcouldreinstalltheCCDassemblybackintoyourcamerabutbeawarethat
    removingtheglasschangestheapertureofthefocusadjustment!
    InmyfirstattemptsIwasunabletogetanysharpimagesduetothis!ThenItriedifitworkswitha
    pieceofnormalglass(fromtheoldwindowsinourhouse)insteadoftheIRfilter,soI'vecuttwo
    rectangleswith2mmand3mmthickness.TheoriginalIRfilterwasabout2,4mmthickbutwiththe
    3mmglasstheautofocusworkedgreat!
    ButshootingIRandvisiblespectrumatthesametimewasn'treallysatisfying,therewastoomuchred

    inthepicturesandthe"IReffects"werereducedbythestrongsensitivityofthesensorinthevisible
    rangewhichoverlayedtheIR.
    SothenextstepwasreplacingtheIRblockfilterwithaIRpassonlyfilter!
    AfewyearsagoIgotanIRfilterglassusedinUdSSRtanksforaimingilluminationandobservations
    withnightviewdevices.
    Thisglassisabout3mmthickandhasadiameterof20cm.
    BecauseIhadnorealuseforthis,Idecidedtotaketheglasscuttertocutoutapiece11x11mmand
    mounteditinfrontoftheCCDchip.

    IRpassonlyfilter(left)andIRblockingfilter(right)
    AsyoucanseeinthepictureabovetheIRonlyfilterappearsblackbecauseallvisiblelightis"locked
    out".
    Samefilterscapturedwiththemoddedcamera:

    NowtheIRpassfilteristransparentandtheblockingfilterisblack

    ThepicturethroughtheIRpassfilterisdarkerthanthebackgroundcausethisfilteronlyletspass
    wavelengths>900nmwhilethe"tankIRglass"installedinthecameraistransparentabove~820..
    850nmsotherecomesmorelightthrough.
    There'sstillplentyroomforoptimisations,especiallywiththefiltersurface(whilecuttingImadesome
    scratchesintoitssurfacewhenIhavetimeI'lltrytocutanewpieceoffilterglass...)butperhapsI
    couldshowyouaneasy(andcheap!)wayofdoinginfraredshotswithoutspecialequipmentandyou
    areeagertogiveitatry,too!

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