Actually, it's a camcorder

Post #4,142 by tonytib 8/7/01 10:37:34 PM Reply	Actually, it's a camcorder and I happen to own one of the original Sonys with the night vision feature that works in the daylight w/o mods. However, I don't have the IR filter so I can't give any personal stories. Photonics Spectra covered the issue in more technical detail back when it first broke in 1998, although I couldn't find a link to the article on their web site. Tony
Post #4,162 by dmarker 8/8/01 5:59:20 AM Reply	Re: I remember the controversy well In Japan Sony was supposed to have modified the cameras to prevent this occuring. It seems that the 'night vision' feature picked up either heat or ultraviolet reflection (can't recall which). The temperature of certain clothing materials meant that they didn't get 'seen'. On another web site in Japan in 1999, they offered a special lens that was supposed to expand the range of reflection such that certain types of material appeared no to be there. It was all to do with the wave-length of the light or the heat radiated. These lenses were ridiculously expensive but I guess they believed there was a global market. My bet would be they might have sold zillions of them in Japan, and most parts of Arabia. Cheers Doug M
Post #4,209 by tonytib 8/8/01 11:46:41 AM Reply	IR sensitive What I recall: -- Most CCD's have some IR sensitivity. -- The Sony comes with a IR light so you can "light up" an area at night with the IR light -- And supposedly a standard IR filter (that filter out non-IR light) helps a lot. Finally, there was a big scare in Hong Kong, IIRC -- with women not likely ANYONE with a camcorder (IIRC there some camcorders were smashed). Tony

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