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Can a Sony Handycam (or other camera) without NightShot film infrared x-ray?

April 26, 2017camera Film handycam infrared nightshot Sony X-ray

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Can a Sony Handycam (or other camera) without NightShot film infrared x-ray?

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Usually the answer is no. The basic principal of “x-ray” relies totally on infrared light. Any “normal” CCD based device such as any modern camcorder, digital camera or web-cam which takes pictures in colour will almost certainly have an infrared blocking filter inside. This is because infrared discolours the proper image which should consist of only visible light. NightShot mode shifts the infrared blocking filter out of the way. The only way to film infrared with a normal camcorder or similar device is to physically open it up and remove this filter yourself – which will render it useless for normal filming because the colours will be wrong.