Cat + darkness + night vision + Infrared video
Our cat goes crazzy in the middle of the night, shot in complete darkness using Sony HVL – IRH2 infared light. A black cat at night becomes totally visible under infared light, without the IR light I couln’t see him when he was a couple of feet away.
May 11th, 2010 at 9:54 am |
ok guys i need help please !
i’m looking for a decent hd camcorder that is compact, waterproof, has macro, good zoom and good storage options to be able to fit on my atn nvm-14 night vision monocular. I have the adapter which is 35mm so the camcorder needs to have that dimension lens on it so i can couple it up to my nvm
any ideas please ??? i can’t find the info anywhere ! thanks and inspiring video !
May 11th, 2010 at 9:54 am |
Cool video. Cat’s definitely seeing the infrared light source.
May 11th, 2010 at 10:48 am |
Yeah,. i just Research that last year. which it was a unbelievable. like a camera which is exposed for 4 mins at the dark..
but i research that cats cant see a PURE total DARKNESS (Ex: Inside a box)
it’s good that there was a Moon to see their Path
May 11th, 2010 at 11:04 am |
they have a second layer over their cornea called the tapetum which reflects the light back to the pupil again (twice) and double exposes the light, kind of like leaving the lens of a camera open for twice as long when taking a picture.
May 11th, 2010 at 11:53 am |
Amazing how cats can see in the darkness. If they can adapt well so can we. But that take so long.
May 11th, 2010 at 12:06 pm |
That cat must have a Sony HVL-IRH2 placed in his retna…I wish I had cat eyes that would be awsome to see in pitch darkness without any equitment what so ever……
May 11th, 2010 at 12:37 pm |
I love this…..That cat rocks
May 11th, 2010 at 1:07 pm |
wow! i wonder how cats eyes works in total darkness ^_^
May 11th, 2010 at 1:18 pm |
0:22
May 11th, 2010 at 1:38 pm |
wow scary eyes on 0.22
May 11th, 2010 at 2:36 pm |
Lol.. maybe you should do a bit of research into infrared before you make yourself look like a retard
The use of infrared light and night vision devices should not be confused with thermal imaging which creates images based on differences in surface temperature by detecting infrared radiation (heat) that emanates from objects and their surrounding environment
May 11th, 2010 at 2:38 pm |
WoW ! Cool…and this big eyes
May 11th, 2010 at 2:52 pm |
Sorry but this is infra red the one with colour is a ”heat camera”. My camera also has IR light and it costs around 900 euro’s it’s called IR night vision because it has IR lights and only camera’s can spot them.
May 11th, 2010 at 3:25 pm |
this is not infared. infared would show the cat as numberous different colors as infared shows temperatures. also, an infared lens is made out of uber expensive germanium and the cheapest IR camera is about $3000
May 11th, 2010 at 4:12 pm |
just bought a cheap sony camcorder with nightshot plus works great £35 off ebay bought an old ir filter for a military landrover head light inspecting it for shinthrough while illuminated gave me a bit of a headache!!!!
May 11th, 2010 at 4:57 pm |
i love your cat
May 11th, 2010 at 5:54 pm |
will this light fir my sony camera?, mine is a dcr-sr75
May 11th, 2010 at 6:08 pm |
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May 11th, 2010 at 7:00 pm |
dont shine at the eyes too long although it is invisible light it will still hurt the eyes
May 11th, 2010 at 7:52 pm |
seeing their huge pupils in the dark looks like they are ready to pounce at all times.
May 11th, 2010 at 8:11 pm |
You should be able to. My equipment is Sony so I can’t answer about other equipment. I guess what I would recommend is you check with your camera brand or a camera store.
May 11th, 2010 at 8:46 pm |
so can you just buy infrared lights anywhere for videocameras, like are they commonly available.
May 11th, 2010 at 8:46 pm |
i agree its pretty good quality
May 11th, 2010 at 9:08 pm |
but the vid shows a good quality
May 11th, 2010 at 9:54 pm |
Nope, it was a Sony TRV-170. Actually pretty old.