Here is a blog I wrote and how to guide based off of Rob Fitzgerald's AIPTEK camera hack at http://www.deadscience.com (show 47 or 48, search vidcasts). I was so happy I found this camera and info. BTW, Rob has a great vidcast show a deadscience.com, lots of great subjects and definitely worth a look.

Anyway, here is the AIPTEK hack that I did (according to Mr. Fitgerald's vidcast) with photos:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index…..fm?fuseact…logId=475779825

(btw, ignore photos at end of blog, I have since found the focus "sweet spot" and you can see this camera at its full potential on my flickr page at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/o…..obouros2k2…57619270744236/ )

Thanks,

Andy

Andy,

quick question. On a cheap webcam where you take the IR filter out and replace it with polarized lens. Would a lens from a pair of sunglasses work as well? They make polarized sunglasses and was just curious. I did some minor repairs to one of my webcams by taking the filter out. I'm leaving it just as right now to experiment with.

That should work just fine, and in effect, act like a niteshot brand camera, in that it uses visible light when available. The only reason I like to use IR filters is that I want to eliminate as much visible light possible so that I can be confident that the anomaly was viewed in exclusively the IR spectrum.

On a side note. I just picked up a small 3 LED hat light that is labeled UV blacklight for $10 at my local Wal-Mart. Pretty cool little light.

Weird, I picked up the same one last week. Don't take the cover off unless you are prepared to catch the battery. I did so in my work car several nights ago and the battery went flying out into the darkness. I can only assume it found it's way into the black hold between seats, hehe.