Infrared Images

[Stefanus_maximus]

Hi folks,
I wonder if it is possible to shoot infrared night-shots with the dvx100 IF I use a red or a infrared-filter.
I don't really mean to shoot real infrared images, but maybe look alikes, the eyes must look like" infrareded".
The grain and the coloring is done with the camera or post.
Or is it possible to shoot real infrared, so that the image gets really brighter?

All in all, it has to look like this: http://www.pbase.com/jerrykneupper/image/78133568.jpg.

So, my question here: Is it possible - without a computer - to get this look with filters or maybe a flashlight with filters ?

A infrared-filter costs about 100 EURO where I live. So I wonder, if I can use an old red-filter or something like that.

 

[atarijedi]

Hi folks,
I wonder if it is possible to shoot infrared night-shots with the dvx100 IF I use a red or a infrared-filter.
I don't really mean to shoot real infrared images, but maybe look alikes, the eyes must look like" infrareded".
The grain and the coloring is done with the camera or post.
Or is it possible to shoot real infrared, so that the image gets really brighter?

All in all, it has to look like this: http://www.pbase.com/jerrykneupper/image/78133568.jpg.

So, my question here: Is it possible - without a computer - to get this look with filters or maybe a flashlight with filters ?

A infrared-filter costs about 100 EURO where I live. So I wonder, if I can use an old red-filter or something like that.

The camera most likely has an IR low pass filter on it already, blocking most, but not all, IR light. You can test it though.

Set up the camera in the dark, and use your TV remote as a flash light, since it most likely uses an IR LED for communication with the TV. If it works, you will simply need a brighter IR LED source (sometimes called an IR illuminator), you can get them on eBay pretty cheap.

As for filters. If you put a IR filter on the camera, it will block even more IR light. What you would want is a visible light filter. The only one I know of is the Hoya R72, commonly used for stills photography, but it'll work with video as well. It only allows light above ~720nm (aka IR) past, and blocks everything below it.