Nikon Coolpix Digital Camera L5
can a digital camera be converted to an infrared thermal imaging camera?
my camera is a nikon coolpix L5
Actually all digital cameras are sensitive to infrared, so a bypass filter is installed. Some shops will remove this filter for you, but then the camera can only be used for infrared imaging and I am certain it would void any warranty.
Here is what one website had to say on the matter.
DSLR Infrared
DSLR users have a wide choice of dedicated infrared filters, in a range of sizes. I’ve tried a number, but I like the Hoya 72 best. Generally, the number in the filter name is an indication of the cutoff point for visible light–in this case, 720 nanometers, which is decidedly in the visible red range. The higher the cutoff, the more the filter ignores visible light. B&W, Tiffen, and Hoya all make several infrared filter variants in most Nikon lens thread sizes. While pricey, these are high quality filters that will last you a lifetime. Each DSLR model has a bit of a different sensitivity in the near infrared, but don’t worry too much about trying to match a filter to your camera.
http://www.bythom.com/infrared.htm
And if you really want to shoot infrared, you should just have the infrared blocking filter removed and replaced with a visible light blocking filter. Of course, you can’t continue to regular shooting with that camera, once converted. But a used D50 or D70s can be picked up inexpensively, making this a reasonably low-cost venture. See irdigital.net for more details. I personally use a converted D70s done by Life Pixel.
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