I want to film UFOs in daytime sun filled light. Can I do this with your camera? Do I need to install an infrared filter like 700-1000 nm? suggest?
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I would assume you could. I can shoot in full daylight with my little Sony, in NighShot mode, with a 720nm, near infrared, filter in place. I can't see through the filter but the camera can, and with the filter in place they are truly IR images. The images are really quite pretty, the sky goes black and the foliage goes white. Having said all this Paul is correct, you can't get thermal from this camera.
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I would suggest adding the filter. Please let me know if you get better results and if you are able to capture footage. Ciao.
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Well this is a full spectrum camera so you would need to block all visible light with a ir filter unless ur in a location that is pitch black, but this camera has a fixed focal length and no optical zoom just digital, so I would not recommend this cam for anything that may be at a distance, maybe the Bell and Howell DNV16HDZ-BKFull 1080p HD 16MP Infrared Night might be better..... it has 10x optical zoom but is a ir cam not full spectrum. Both would need ir filter tho if u want to capture pure ir image only with no visible light. The bell uses 37mm filter this one is a 34mm.
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Thank you for your inquiry. The camera does not need filters but you may find that the image that the camera produces can be improved upon by using filters. For light pollution, you would want to use our Orion 5660 1.25-Inch SkyGlow Broadband Eyepiece Filter, for planetary viewing, you would want our Orion 5188 1.25-Inch Jupiter Observation Eyepiece Filter and our Orion 5599 1.25-Inch Mars Observation Eyepiece Filter. Solar filters are designed to fit on the objective end of your telescope so that all of the optics are protected. We have a number of solar filters - you should measure the outside diameter of your telescope and then select the appropriate filter for your telescope. Here are some solar filters you can check out:
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Night vs day viewing will be a challenge and if what you are really seeing is the reflection of the IR lights when it is dark outside this is not a fault with the camera. You can try adjusting the angle of the camera, making it so it is not straight on to the window with the IR. I have noted when the IR is on, and there is a light source also shining into the lens that the glare can occur - I just turn off IR at that point. I will say however that trying to use the camera inside to view out unless the lens is right against the glass...not a good idea - mount an outdoor camera, or this one inside the available outdoor dome enclosure. Good luck. Night vs day viewing will be a challenge and if what you are really seeing is the reflection of the IR lights when it is dark outside this is not a fault with the camera. You can try adjusting the angle of the camera, making it so it is not straight on to the window with the IR. I have noted when the IR is on, and there is a light source also shining into the lens that the glare can occur - I just turn off IR at that point. I will say however that trying to use the camera inside to view out unless the lens is right against the glass...not a good idea - mount an outdoor camera, or this one... » Read More Night vs day viewing will be a challenge and if what you are really seeing is the reflection of the IR lights when it is dark outside this is not a fault with the camera. You can try adjusting the angle of the camera, making it so it is not straight on to the window with the IR. I have noted when the IR is on, and there is a light source also shining into the lens that the glare can occur - I just turn off IR at that point. I will say however that trying to use the camera inside to view out unless the lens is right against the glass...not a good idea - mount an outdoor camera, or this one inside the available outdoor dome enclosure. Good luck. « Show Less
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Hi Dennis,Low-light scenarios is a general issue with personal video cameras.Simply put, you can not expect the same video quality for low light conditions as for sunshine day recordings.I have Canons HF11 and am actually quite impressed how good the quality of the low light sensitivity became nowadays (I am recording fireworks). Under which conditions are you taking a video, whats the object ?
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You need an infrared source of light. From what I have read most flashes also generate some IR light but it is not designed. I've read you can also buy IR bulbs from various sources. You just need to make sure that whatever light source you have generates it above 720nm for this filter. You will need a pretty bright light for this to work at night. Even in broad daylight I still had to hold the shutter open for 20 seconds to get enough IR to hit the sensor. Ideally it would be cool to get an IR flash if there is such a thing.
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I utilize street lights on my farm and spot a area about 50 feet for viewing. As clear as day if you have some lighting nearby. I would suggest a quality illuminator spotted to the area you need to view. I plan on using illuminators on every area that I have cams on (16). Amazing how a cheap camera works with a quality illuminator lighting the area your cam is focused on. That's the key. Your illuminators will make a $30.00 dollar camera look like a $300.00 camera. I have learned this the hard way.
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You could use something like this Celestron NexImage 5 MP 5 Solar System Imager with Micron Digital Clarity Technology, Black (93711)
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If you put the appropriate IR filter on your camera (passing wavelengths longer than say, 760nm) it will image only IR anyway. I found that putting the 760nm pass filter over the LED unit blocked the light that activated the sensor, allowing the LED's to turn on, though in this case it was a compact fluorescent - I don't know if it would block sunlight. Though really, Dorean Grey's answer is best - you'll get plenty of IR in daylight.
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No way. It's not bright enough. I use mine for photographing rings. I shoot at iso100 1/100th at f10. I have two of them. They are placed 8 inches away from the rings. If I moved the lights to 2 feet away, you're probably looking at f2.8 at iso100. So, to answer your question, in daylight....you'd probably need 10 of these to be seen. :-)
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I was in your same situation last year. There is no such thing. The camera you purchased is designed for low-level light objects, not bright planets. If you use this camera for Jupiter per say, you will lose much of the resolution due to a half second exposure. Brighter objects are easily over exposed and you can't use any barlow lenses. However, I did purchase another Orion StarShoot but for planetary captures. You could of course use a standard camera for both jobs but if you are like me, I like the technology that Orion makes so I can use my laptop.
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I have a previous model of this camera and the issue i ran into having it behind glass was at night the leds would reflect and make white rings that would wash out all of the image. day time worked great but i would see this being a problem with any camera that has night vision.
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I have tried some night sky work with this lens. Set your ISO low and shoot stopped down at max. Set your camera to not flip the mirror and use a telescope clock drive system in a low light pollution area. Works well if you do trial and error exposures.
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You will not be able to get any images during the highttime because the camera does not have any type of flash. It is designed to take daytime photos only/
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Yes a security camera with a 1.25 c mount adapter can and slow exposures can show lots of deep space video. There are several USB video cameras that can also be used but they tend to only be good for planetary viewing. On Google look up "Samsung scb-2000" and Astro-video those two topics should really get you going. I do Astro-video for the public at star parties.
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I have mine set up on a manually switched circuit and the camera is on at all times while the "towed" is hooked up so I can keep an eye on things. The infrared lamps (emitters?) are switched on by a photo eye on the camera so only operate at night. I tend to not tow at night unless necessary. I would assume the lamps would have a very long life, however I cannot offer any exact expects life. The quality of the picture at night is markedly poor compared to the daylight view and is in black and white, not color.
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In my experience this is definitely an issue. Very pronounced sun flares to the extent I am considering returning the lens. It is not always possible to "be aware of your positioning" to resolve the problem. Yes, you can take a picture of something else I suppose and turn your back on your intended capture if the sun is anywhere in the sky. I have used the lens at all times of day and it makes no difference.
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yes, at 105 mm and under the camera does perform excellently for IR, with no visible hot spot I haven't been able to find the references to the hot spot on dpreview.com, can you provide a link to the exact message on the thread? Thanks