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See in complete darkness AND record it all when I show you how to hack a camcorder and build this stealthy nightvision headset! See the Test Results at the end. Complete detailed instructions on Instructables.com. My inspiration for this project came from Brad Graham & Kathy McGowan
hey great vid, kip (as always).
i found the LEDs on ebay, but where'd you get the microcamera? did you order it online? if so, can you give the link to the store?
also, did the LEDs you use give off a slight reddish glow? i know that if you use pure infrared (950 nm) then sometimes cameras aren't as good at picking them up, but 850nm seem to have a reddish glow. is this noticable?
thanks and keep up the great vids!
5 star'd
since some hater(s) like to delete my comments. Not sure what the point of that is but anyway...The camera was purchased on ebay. Yes the high power LED's do give off a very slight red glow that is not detectable. Thanks for the comment
By Kipkay 1201374501 Reply Spam [+9] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveIs this a pinhole camera?Will it be able to focus if I attach a scope to it? I wanna be able to see at a distance...
Also what about framerate, field of view angle and resolution?
Where'd you buy the camera (the b
By nasaboy007 1200607735 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove(in germany)
By KillingYouSoftly 1211067534 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeon futurlec.com you can get the LEDs there too that camera was under $20 you probably have to take out the IR filter from it in order for it to pick up the infared light though
By Rocketman221 1203651400 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeyou always have these great ideas
By jlm714 1200556665 Reply Spam [+5] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewould really like to know is how do you come up with this stuff do you give yourself time to think up something or do u go around your house see what you have and experiment??
By b.o.z productions 1200547992 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI gave you 5 because it is an interesting idea and bcause you said "join" instead of "sodder" !!!!!!!!!!
By Check-it-out 1200623281 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThe different's is really big!
Loved the beginning of the video, that was funny!!
as always.....5 stars .......
By km_43 1200590228 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI can see them in the dark. But can someone spot me too with the LED lights?
THanks
can not see it. So when you use the IR lamps and you're looking in the viewer, you see them, but they can not see you. Take you eyes from the viewer and YOU can not see either....!
By rafflorida 1200595720 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removethey only give off a very dim red glow that is not really detectable..
By Kipkay 1201374626 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI love this project!!! very interesting... I think I will try to find what I need to start a similar project :)
By vamapaull 1200564934 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAmazing project! You really look cool Kip with you VHS camera :) LOL
By mezon 1200564094 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThis Has To Be Once Of Your Best Camera Hacks Ever - This Was Absoluty Amazing - Thumbs Up Yall For Kip
By Nickstar19 1200554236 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removecool kip...yet again./
By GBprod 1200553091 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI think this is one of your best hacks Kip!
By jeff3230 1200548219 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removethat's rad! i likes!
By 4theriders 1200547117 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removehow does it look when its dark outside? im sure theres a difference then
By Lupusk9 1200546412 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove...I get an education or a reminder of a project started long ago but never finished. 5 *'s and 1st digg!
By Hoopajoo 1200540513 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removegreat vid kip. You never seem to stop amazing us. I hope to someday walk in your shoes. I just need a good camera lol. only suggestion is instead of using the L.E.D.'s I'd recommend maybe using infared L.E.D.'s. You can find them in the beddings of remote controls. I'm sure you could maybe find a few at a hardware store. They're invisible to the eye but can be easily cought on film. They may not be as bright, but it'd be more suspicious, lol. Great vid kip... I'm always looking forward to your next one... always..
ohh and where's Tux? No cats in this one? Lol, I miss those little fellas...
nice work kipkay you've blown us away again
keep'em come'n
i have to say ive never really though about that. and just so happen i do have one of those camcorders i dont use it anymore but come on it has this retro feel to it dont u think like the brick cell phone
By ronnyfry89 1200525632 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAnd i'm gonna say it again.. you are a threat to the world's economy. i mean "WORLD"... now everyone just have to DIY.
By Barney Low 1201349625 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI wish i was that smart
By yohn 1201308611 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI was just wondering. Those glasses u made a while ago with the diffrent color lenses, didnt they block all the light exept the ir? If so, could you not use those glasses and the irflashlight toghterer instead of the whole camera thingy? please respond, I´d love to know^^
By cosmos92 1201290267 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removegreat video but a quick question, is important to have a b
By Mayfair2005 1201156984 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove...important to have a black and white cam or will color work as well? (why did the rest of my message cut out at the 'and' symbol?) %1
By Mayfair2005 1201157262 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveNice video Mr. Kip, Your a GENIUS!!! keep up the good work man!
By Outhai2121 1201060042 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveYou are a true genious. I wish i could give you a hundred stars
By _Im4ge 1201014492 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewhere did you get the camera and can you give me a price range as well? im a big fan!
By cheesecurd4 1200977164 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removemost of the parts but just want to make sure where you got the LED's and the spy cam
get back to me if you can
how did you wire the camera to the viewfinder? i can see the red and black as power, but how did you connect the video, yellow, blue, orange?
thanks.
into the movie and i am cracking up because of your facial expression.
By rjpk 1200856427 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeur the best freakin dont know what to call u =P i always show my friends ur videos u make the best ones on the this whole site. i always want to make all these things, especally this one but never have the time to get materials...
ur the best keep doin wat sha doin =D
however, you didn't apply for producer rewards on this one?
I see it has >20k views and >3.5 rating
yet 0$ ???
The wired version i think is about 20 dollars delivered to your door and the wireless mini camera is about 40 dollars delivered to your door. Got gift- is the seller
By E.S.L. Productions 1200756576 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveOne of your best so far!
By FoxMcWeezer 1200710703 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeit works better becuse of all thoes leds
By jayanderson 1200696525 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThis guy should be elected governor of FLorida.
Go Kip
i'll give you 10 dollars if you sell it to me, i'll pay the shipping
By mc_doc 1200695442 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI wonder if you could build a regular infrared LED array with just a power source for all cameras that 'see' in the dark. Sort of like a light source for the dark
By BigPhil 1200677048 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removelooks great! it's always great seeing new stuff from you. keep up the good work!
By Grey Nerdja 1200671575 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThis video is one of your best!!!(not that others are bad)
By VideoWars 1200660380 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveGreat demonstration as usual. I'm going to purchase a new cam this weekend. Any recommendation as to the type and brand? Message me if you would. Thanks brother.
By profound 1200657399 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removehis videos are getting kinda complicated, not like before that they were pretty simple. Its still really cool
By joshuaecf 1200637423 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveDude you so got this from 101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius.
Great tutorial none the less though. I love making things like this... thats how I know what book this is from :]
You should totally make a video about how to make a portable video receiver now... like a brief case with an old LCD screen inside that you use to receive signal from a wireless video camera. They sell those tiny wireless cameras with receivers, so half of the work is done already.
i want to know where to buy all the stuff that u use in this video... im from brazil, so if u can give me some site or something... thx
By bingolotto 1200630854 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveNice work! I always love to see you new projects! keep up the good work.
By Grey Nerdja 1200630631 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeusing a flashlight works better :)
keep them coming
last 3 videos are about hiding yourself and other things. Are you a spy.
By flippen out 1200606447 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei can see all obstacles in my way..:D
congradulations another great video from kipkay
but too ambitious for me - i have trouble changing a light bulb. I'd love to see some stuff you film with this.
By stevenscorsese 1200599493 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveYou should make one of these and list it on e-Bay. I would like to bid on one. Thanks.
By WTF man 1200598351 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveMetacafe and your website; haven't been giving comments be cause of the #$#
By rafflorida 1200596144 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveYour videos are really awesome...who still want to buy SONY night Vision after watching your video...LOL...
By tycoyoken 1200592235 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removebut difficult to build!
By Ninifilm 1200561166 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveTime to go Ghost hunting :)
By fishin4daze 1200559533 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveIf I ever find an old camcorder I can trash hee hee. Cool vid!
By brownbearclan 1201404235 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI have been watching your vids for a long time, and i wounder witch program you use fore making thos reallycool vids, like eddeting sounds and effects and so on.
sry for my bad English, i hope you understand anyways
very nice ur vid.
I noticed a person "tom92" that his channel has a video yours. I do not know if he may have authorized, but I guess not. And I think that derive visits to their channel when you have done the video. I think that guy has stolen your video. As I reported to metacafe, because I do not like to steal the work of others.
I just wanted to alert you.!
We congratulate you on your video`s.
Bye bye. :D
Hey i was wondering, My dads an Electrical Engineer, and alot of the stuff you do , like Series, and paralel wireing, and alot of understanding of electronics, make me wonder if your Just a Genius
( Wich you are) or a electrican or somthing..
5*
By marek080580 1200645768 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeanother nice job from kip.
well, it would work sure
Hello Kip,
Can you please email me at icerhack@yahoo.com.
Got some interesting stuff to discuss with ya. thanks.
ur one smart guy
By rcminit109 1238183418 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI have everything I need to build this. How did you determine which wires were which on the viewfinder? I'm an Electronics Tech, so if I had a schematic I would have no problem, but I can't find one anywhere.
By Slognogger 1234658681 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveSince you can do this with an old camcorder, could you modify it to where you have mightvision goggles? That would be so kickass!!!
By bjay822 1233713224 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI could't find a old veiwfinder. so what else can I use
ok i got a view finder like yours just a samsung.
so i got all my wires located ... i think. so i have my cam but still no IR LEDs. I Cant find the video wires or power. Can ANYONE HELP ME PLZ!!!. Well I Just HAvnt Gotten A Reply Fomr Anyone So Im Just Getting Antsy. Someone PLz Help
I Got Ma Cam In The Mail About 3-4 Days Ago And Tried To Find An IR Filter In The Lense ...UnFoutunatly I think i found it but i didnt want to ruin the lense, so i decided to dig for my web cam and luckily found that its lense was the same hreading as the mini cam so i just traded it out and it worked perfectly
By kanaka2010 1223534913 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveBTW, If you use an IR laser instead of LED's, you can focus a spotlight about 200 ft away. Just don't shine it too close to human eyes.
By jimmyb0nz 1214774436 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI put mine on on an aluminum arm and shoved it into a hole in my yard, it got attacked by a racoon. I added an eyepiece from the spy video car so its portable.
By jimmyb0nz 1214774319 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveIs it possible to make night vision goggles by adding the infrared LEDs to the infrared goggles from your other tutorial? Will the IR light from the LEDs be visible to the infrared goggles to see in the dark? Please give me some detail about this, and if you can, make a tutorial about it and show the world!
By Luxordo5 1213834617 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveIs it possible to make night vision goggles by adding the infrared LEDs to the infrared goggles from your other tutorial? Will the IR light from the LEDs be visible to the infrared goggles to see in the dark? Please give me some detail about this, and if you can, make a tutorial about it and show the world!
By Luxordo5 1213834168 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI Dont Believe That Looking Through The Goggles Will Let You See IR LEDs Light Up, you will need some sort if camera or somthing
By kanaka2010 1223535596 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei cant find out wich wire is wich on the
view finder mine is a panasonic
the wire's are
colored green orange red brown
blue wite and a few look like
coax cables
if my english is bad
sory i'm dutch
can you tell me where you got all the parts? i cant find any 200 milliwatt triple LEDs or photo jacks. also, can you specify what type of 10 ohm resistors you used?
By Kylec0722 1209090126 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei have a camera very similar to yours but mine is color... would it still work or do i need a black and white one?
By Kylec0722 1209088537 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei can't make one at the moment
By MaKeNzY 1205521860 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removekipkay you should really show how to make these better for noobies like myself and how to put it all together and such ;) i mean keep up the good work and do what your doing for the rewards but after that put in a video on how to make it EXACTLY unless thats too much work n you dont want to do it : msg me what you say because i dont feel like checking this video everyday for a reply haha :P
but keep up the great videos
green?isnt ir supposed to look like red?
By tr-derin 1204731925 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThanks to you I had made one for my PSP Camera Night vision Mod...which it's too dark to see...but with the IR LEDs it can see much better...but I need better IR LEDs! mine not good enough!
By Simon Tay 1204394220 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveFirst let me say I love your stuff. I built an led array for my nightvision to get better light and figure out a way to hide the red glow.. mount the led's inside the project box and put a small piece of plexiglass with dark window tint on it ... the ir light can pass right trhough it but the red glow cant. just an idea... you are a metacafe madman!
By fakefunk 1203638330 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewhere did you purchase the LED and for how much? great video! 5*!
By rovert 1203209622 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeyou can actually make an Infra Red Light out of anything!! I put up a vid how to do it...
By chimpster37 1203008116 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI had expected you to have a night vision contest against your cats at the end of the video! Cats have good night vision, do they see infrared?
and don't ask me why ;)
By great human 1202846073 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveHow the hell do you come up with these ideas?!
By CannibalAnims 1202782609 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removedid you get the camera from
By cole44 1202781400 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveNow I can make my own Paris Hilton style videos
By DaehKcid 1202394519 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removecan the camera be color or wil it only work with black and white?
By timd2 1202311637 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewhy not combine the spy sunglasses with this night vision camera so it hands free
By farmjunk 1202272559 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI was looking on how to do this, instead of paying $500 for the goggles. I couldnt find it and then looked at your videos a month later and you had it here. It's like you read my mind. Your vids are awesome. I hope you enjoy all the money you've been making!
By beavboyz 1202243197 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveGreat one again. I really admire your creativity! Good luck with the rest of your work! 5 stars
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