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There are several general tutorials on the web for making (near) infrared cameras, but you might get lost picking a webcam and the directions you found might be different for your webcam. So, here are specific directions for a specific webcam with three priorities in mind: It's fast, it's cheap, it works. (BTW, this is meant to be an educational tool for physics classes, but I'm sure you can use it for plenty of other stuff.)
Materials:
- Cheapie webcam from Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015TJNEY) ($5-6)
- 1 or 2 (recommended) pieces of exposed film negatives (as visible light filters)
- Sharp craft knife ("X-ACTO knife")
- super glue (cyanoacrylate), or any glue will do
If you're lucky and find someone really nice at a photo place, they might give you exposed film negatives for free. To my knowledge, all this is is if you took a roll of film, pulled it out of the roll to expose it to light, then got the negatives of those. You might have some sitting around if you have old negatives... they're likely the dark pieces at the beginning of the negatives. Back in the days when we used film.
Materials:
- Cheapie webcam from Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015TJNEY) ($5-6)
- 1 or 2 (recommended) pieces of exposed film negatives (as visible light filters)
- Sharp craft knife ("X-ACTO knife")
- super glue (cyanoacrylate), or any glue will do
If you're lucky and find someone really nice at a photo place, they might give you exposed film negatives for free. To my knowledge, all this is is if you took a roll of film, pulled it out of the roll to expose it to light, then got the negatives of those. You might have some sitting around if you have old negatives... they're likely the dark pieces at the beginning of the negatives. Back in the days when we used film.
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Signing UpStep 1Disassemble the lens
Use your fingers to unscrew the lens fixture (counter-clockwise) as far as it will go.
Use the screwdriver (or screwdriver-like implement) to press in the "tabs" to remove the outer assembly.
Continue using your fingers to unscrew the inner assembly until it comes out.
Use the screwdriver (or screwdriver-like implement) to press in the "tabs" to remove the outer assembly.
Continue using your fingers to unscrew the inner assembly until it comes out.
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using win7 64bit now all all options such as exposure and what not disabled