How to Make a Phone Camera Into Night Vision

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get your hands on an old mobile phone.

   Remember, this hack isn't really reversible so don't do this on a camera you want to use in the future.
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   Step 2: Open up the phone with a screwdriver and find the camera.

   , Unscrew it and remove the plastic containing the lens.
   
   Make sure not to let any dust fall onto the shiny CMOS sensor inside. , This is the infra-red filter.
   
   You have to remove this by applying some pressure on it sideways till the glue gives way and it comes off. ,, Connect the LEDs in parallel to a battery of about 3-5 volts.
   
   It's better to use more than one in parallel to spread out the current equally.
   
   Test the LEDs by looking at them through any a digital camera. ,, You now have an infra-red night vision Camera.
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   Step 3: The camera will have an unscrew-able lid where the lens is.

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   Step 4: On the bottom of the part you just removed

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   Step 5: you'll find a transparent disc stuck near the lens.

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   Step 6: Once this is removed

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   Step 7: close the camera and close up the phone.

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   Step 8: Buy a couple of IR LEDs or pull one out from an old TV remote.

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   Step 9: Mount the LEDs on a holder and secure the phone inside it.

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    Step 10: Turn on the camera and LEDs on and put the lights off.

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