Re: Sony video camera news blurb

[Jaap Los <imagefotografie@xxxxxx>]

Lee S. Kilpatrick (Mr. Breeze) wrote:
> 
> > It is not an unknown feature either....all natural materials (paper,
> > cardboard, leather) are known to leak IR. They just have to be thin,
> > and man-made/artificial fibers might then also do the trick.
> >
> > But I doubt the resulting image is very interesting....at least not
> > as interesting as au naturel....;-))
> 
> What do these cameras do that is different from regular video cameras?
> Are they more sensitive to IR, or do they just provide an IR light for
> illumination?
> 
> According to this article:
> 
> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe/globehtml/225/Camera_can_bare_too_much__Sony_call.shtml
> 
> It says that "When used with one of the camera's filters in bright
> sunlight, NightShot can sometimes yield images that make flimsily clad
> people appear to be naked"
> 
> the effect, in general, is as follows:
> 
>                     But try as he might, Moisan couldn't get any of
> the NightShot-equipped Sony cameras in his store to ``see through''
> clothing. The images that appeared in the cameras' viewers were more
> reminiscent of the ``X-Files'' than an X-rated movie.
> 
>                     ``It was sort of surrealistic and eerie looking,''
> Moisan said. ``Everything had a washed-out look, but you had the
> illusion of seeing flesh.''
> 
> I was toying with the idea of getting one, but since this "problem"
> has come up, I will have to hurry and make up my mind if I want to get
> one before they modify them...
> 
>         Lee
> 
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Jaap Los
Alkmaar, The Netherlands

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