On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:03:22 -0500, va_scorp@iwon.com wrote:

>I am going to get a TRV17 pretty soon and thought it would be neat to
>play with the x-ray feature but in the new cameras it is disabled. It
>there any way to enable it through a hack or something?

Two ways:
- disassemble the camera far enough to find and disable
the switch that forces the inappropriate exposure.
- add a LOT of ND filtration.
The second is the easiest, and can be done with a
circular polarizer nearest the lens, a standard polarizer
next (rotated for minimum transmission), and possibly a
4X ND filter added, with a red or IR filter on the front.
This does work, and I have shot daylight IR with the
PC100. For daylight samples shot with the TRV9, see:
http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/ir.htm
BUT: do not expect "X-ray" effect with clothes - this
is mostly hooey...;-)