Can smartphone cameras see UV?
For UV and IR photography, the camera phone has a silicon sensor that can see more wavelengths, in the ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR), but all stock color cameras also have an IR Cut Filter (ICF) that blocks those UV and IR frequencies.
What wavelengths can phone cameras see?
This means they are capable of detecting infrared light too (between 700nm and 1100nm is infrared). To improve image quality, camera manufacturers typically add films and filters to block out infrared light and ensure only visible light reaches the CCD.
What illumination source should I use with the 1550Nm camera?
For viewing objects in the visible-NIR spectrum simultaneously with 1550-NIR wavelengths, an illumination source with NIR output is recommended for use with the 1550nm camera, but especially for the Converter (since the optical system significantly reduces light throughput).
Why can’t I see the world in infrared with my mobile camera?
Your mobile phone camera is sensitive to visible light too – and fortunately (although unfortunately in our case) this always registers much brighter on the CCD and drowns out the infrared image. If you’re really serious about seeing the world in infrared, you can pick up an infrared filter from Amazon.
What is the 1550Nm converter?
The 1550nm Converter is a low cost alternative to expensive IR viewers. When attached to a monochrome camera with typical visible spectral response characteristics, it creates an imaging system with extended sensitivity into the NIR region. Conventional silicon based CCD cameras are predominantly sensitive around 850nm.
Can a camera detect EM radiation?
Most cameras are designed to capture an image of what people can see. Hence a good camera would only detect EM radiation in the visible light spectrum (between 400nm and 700nm). Yet the charged couple devices used within cameras are typically manufactured to pick up EM radiation between 300nm and 1100nm.