Go pro camera near IR

Has anyone tried to remove the IR filter from their HD Hero camera? I wan to try and take near IR pictures with my Gopro but I am reluctant to crack it open without knowing if it has been done before.

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Permalink Reply by Dave on January 25, 2012 at 6:13am

I broke my first one my dropping it on a tile floor - shattered the lens into hundreds of pieces. When I opened it up, I discovered that the whole lens+CCD asembly is VERY tightly glues and screwed together. It's extremely difficult to get into it without breaking something.

given the cost of the camera, I'd STRONGLY advise against doing it since there's a reasonable chance you'll break it during the process.

Permalink Reply by Gord on January 26, 2012 at 5:32am

check out the lucid science website. They have projects on how to convert cameras to IR. They also have plans to make IR illuminators. Its a cool site with hacks and other projects.

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