You Can change a digital camera so that it can shoot infrared light.
All digital cameras are built to shoot the same visible wavelengths of light that the human eye sees. You can convert an Olympus Camedia camera so that it will be able to shoot the "invisible" infrared (IR) spectrum of light. You will have to open up the camera and remove a special filter that keeps the IR light from impacting on the camera's photo sensor. Opening the Camedia camera to remove the IR filter is a delicate repair that will void the camera's warranty. Do it only if you are determined to shoot IR pictures with your Camedia.
Instructions
1. Put the towel down on a table. Put the camera down on the towel. Open the battery compartment and remove the batteries. Close the battery compartment. Open the memory card slot and remove the memory card.
2. Put the camera face down on the towel. Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the screws from the back and the top and the bottom right side.
3. Insert the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver into the seam between the back and the front parts of the camera. Wiggle the lat-edged screwdriver to loosen the back. Pull the back off.
4. Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the screw from below the LCD screen. Use your fingers to unplug the green ribbon cable from the LCD screen. Remove the LCD screen and place it down on the towel.
5. Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the three screws from around the circuit board on the left side. Carefully remove the circuit board and place it down on the towel.
6. Use the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver to remove the screws from the bracket holding the IR filter over the bluish-tinged glass lens. Remove the bracket. Remove the IR filter and put it down on the towel. Blow out the camera with the compressed air.
7. Put the sheet of clear acrylic on the towel. Put the IR filter on the acrylic sheet. Carefully cut around the IR filter with the utility knife. Put the IR filter away.
8. Place the cut piece of clear acrylic over the bluish-tinged glass lens. Place the bracket over the piece of clear acrylic and screw it down. Reassemble the circuit board. Reassemble the LCD screen. Reassemble the camera. Put the batteries and the memory card back into the camera.
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