What is a good camera with Night Vision that is cheap? 10 POINTS FOR BEST ANSWER!!!?

February 6, 2010 - 5:52 am 4 Comments

Looking to buy a camera that has night vision since mine doesn’t. I’m into meteor showers and such and would like to film one, one of these nights. Thanks!

NONE

There are a few, very few camcorders that are 0 LUX and have an IR lamp that will provide lighting out to about eight to ten feet.

Since meteor showers are sending light to the view from hundreds to a thousand miles away, a video camera, even with with a rather fast lens may miss the show.

Night vision scopes "starlight" collects all the light that is available and then amplifies it. If you have ever watched the Military Channel, you may have noticed that the images produced by them are VERY noisy and not sharp at all.

The best way to record meteor showers is to place your camera on a tripod, frame your shot and then open the shutter and leave it open for a few seconds. Start there and see if there is enough light, if not, you will have to either open the aperture of your lens, lengthen the exposure time or increase the ISO.

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where can I find a decent night vision camera for ghost hunting?

4 Responses to “What is a good camera with Night Vision that is cheap? 10 POINTS FOR BEST ANSWER!!!?”

  1. fhotoace Says:

    NONE

    There are a few, very few camcorders that are 0 LUX and have an IR lamp that will provide lighting out to about eight to ten feet.

    Since meteor showers are sending light to the view from hundreds to a thousand miles away, a video camera, even with with a rather fast lens may miss the show.

    Night vision scopes "starlight" collects all the light that is available and then amplifies it. If you have ever watched the Military Channel, you may have noticed that the images produced by them are VERY noisy and not sharp at all.

    The best way to record meteor showers is to place your camera on a tripod, frame your shot and then open the shutter and leave it open for a few seconds. Start there and see if there is enough light, if not, you will have to either open the aperture of your lens, lengthen the exposure time or increase the ISO.

    http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/perseid_fireball_3b.jpg
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  2. Kazz Says:

    The answer above is right. There’s still no camera with night vision, however there are lots of cameras wherein you can put it’s normal mode to night mode for the lens to be adjusted from the dim sorroundings. Though, there are also cameras that could offer a clear image when converted into night mode, one is the Canon Ixus 100 IS/DS.

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  3. Caoedhen Says:

    There are no cameras with night vision per se, although there are video cameras with "night shot". This feature basically pulls the IR cutoff filter out of the way, nothing more.

    Using an IR lamp as a light source, this allows the camera to "see" in the dark for a short distance. It may, or more likely may not, help with taking shots of a meteor shower.

    You can buy an image intensifier (a starlight scope as mentioned above) for about $100 if you look around. The image will be grainy and dim, but it will work. You then have to find a way to adapt that image intensifier to the lens of your camera, and you can record images through the intensifer.
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  4. niks Says:

    you might consider this one
    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20/B 10.1 MP Digital Camera
    # 10.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD image sensor
    # 10x optical zoom Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens; Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
    # 720p high-definition movie capture; BIONZ image processor
    # 3.0-inch (230K pixels) LCD; Face Detection and Smile Shutter technology
    High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 3200)
    High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to eight ISO settings (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.
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