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d.hardy Posts: 5

I've been playin with my T610 for a little while now and what always stuffs me up is taking pics in the dark.
I've checked out the Flash accessory for the T610 but when doing a little bit of reading around the net i came up with the idea of using IR LED's.

I've tested it to see if it works, and it does! The test only involved going into a dark room and using a tv remote to try and light up a spot on the wall, it was dodgy but it worked

So my goal now is to make an attachment for the T610 to use Infrared LED's to light up a room. You can see it often used on mini security cameras.

However what i would like to know is, has anyone attempted this before, any pointers before I start?

If no problems I guess I'll give updates and tests to see how it goes and leave some instructions for the daring ones

btw, first time post and i would like to say this is the best fourm going on
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Posted: 2003-11-27 09:06:53
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Sony Ericsson Indonesia Posts: > 500

my digital camera uses ir light to light up the dark when in night vision when i transfer things through ir from my laptop to my phone you can see both things flashing
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Posted: 2003-11-27 09:26:13
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iyiinsan Posts: 366

My Sony MiniDV recorder-camera has two choices for Night Vision mode; Flash On & Flash Off. When I choose flash on, a red light turns on (right above the lens) and the image becomes more clear and brighter.

By the way, welcome to Esato...
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Posted: 2003-11-27 09:39:28
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Fritz24 Posts: > 500

Sounds an intriguing idea and it'll be interesting to see pictures of your results.

Good luck
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Posted: 2003-11-27 09:45:38
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Ayush Posts: > 500

How were you able 2 light up a spot using a remote? This message was posted from a T310
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Posted: 2003-11-27 09:47:17
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d.hardy Posts: 5

@Sony Ericsson Indonesia: Whats the LED setup for ur digital camera? ie. how many, where placed etc

I have seen many different ways to go about this, some just have 6 LED's along the side of the camera, others have a hexagon shape of up to 100 LED's.

@iyiinsan: thanks for the welcome.

Another i want to ask is what i know of infrared is you dont get colour pics...can anyone confirm that?

If it is i think thats going to be the only downside to all this.
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Posted: 2003-11-27 09:48:15
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Sony Ericsson Indonesia Posts: > 500

there is 2 ir lights right above the lens
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Posted: 2003-11-27 09:51:21
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d.hardy Posts: 5

@sony_eric: well first test was just to get my T610 camera and point it at a TV Remote Control. Then just push a button and u can see it lights up like a White LED.

Then that got me thinking of security cameras using it.

So the next test i did was i went into a very dark room and pointed the tv remote at a sticker that was on the wall. I looked at it through the camera and i could see it

Of course a tv remote is not designed as an IR light source so it was just useless. But it showed that it worked!

Here is the tv remote test:

Without IR:


With IR:


Note: The IR pic used two TV remote controls about 10 cms away from the sticker. As well the pic isnt too decent as I had to hold 3 things in two hands and push 3 buttons as well :S

[ This Message was edited by: d.hardy on 2003-11-27 09:11 ]
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Posted: 2003-11-27 10:01:58
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naveen_nagesh Posts: 40

d.hardy, nice try, but i am sceptical about the picture clarity though. Anyway all the best.
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Posted: 2003-11-27 19:28:40
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d.hardy Posts: 5

yeah i agree on the clarity issues, but its better than nothing. Plus it will cost less than $15 so its not really a waste
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Posted: 2003-11-27 23:00:34
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