On 12 Jun 2001 00:12:49 -0700, Sheldon@dnai.com (RavenSF) wrote:

>wondering if any of you know if this camera, just bought 06/01, will
>actually 'see' through any clothing as had been discussed previously.
>I bought a red filter from a camera store and the guy there said it
>was the correct filter and would work. The guy who sold it to me also
>said it would work, but it really doesn't seem to work except with
>material sooo thin you can practically see through it with normal
>vision anyway.
>Are there any know camcorders available that can see through normal
>clothing?
>Are there specific parameters that must be met in order to make this
>work?
>Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks,

You can find samples of daylight IR video frame-grabs at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
Look under the TRV-9 review...
This "X-ray" thing is REALLY annoying! IT DOES NOT
WORK! But, it made Sony so nervous that they disabled
daylight IR capability on their camcorders, removing a
really nice feature (and the reason I keep and maintain
my old TRV-9). Forget trying to "see through clothes"
with IR-capability on camcorders!