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Hi, I am thinking about buying a Bebop 2 drone. I camp a lot in my custom home built camper van, in remote (as possible, the van is fully self sufficient with winches, solar, commode, inverter, fresh water etc...) places and I love to watch the wildlife, and at night. I know they make drones that have night vision, but I am on a budget. I know that CMOS or CCD style cameras (Digital cameras basically) are all highly infrared sensitive, not in the heat spectrum, but in the spectrum your TV remote control emits. For example, if you take your TV's remote control and shine it at your cell phone's camera, it will light up like a flashlight when you press a button.
However, your naked eye cannot see it. In fact the vast majority of digital cameras actually need a lens that filters out infrared light, but most can still pick it up. I was wondering if it would be feasible to place a small, directed infrared emitter on the Bebop 2, and use it as a sort of invisible flashlight to see the wildlife at night without spooking it with a visible light. I know they make focused IR emitters that take very little power, and I am fully aware it will reduce the drone's overall flight time, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make to have a night/day flyable drone.
So, has anyone tested their Bebop 2's sensitivity to infrared?
However, your naked eye cannot see it. In fact the vast majority of digital cameras actually need a lens that filters out infrared light, but most can still pick it up. I was wondering if it would be feasible to place a small, directed infrared emitter on the Bebop 2, and use it as a sort of invisible flashlight to see the wildlife at night without spooking it with a visible light. I know they make focused IR emitters that take very little power, and I am fully aware it will reduce the drone's overall flight time, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make to have a night/day flyable drone.
So, has anyone tested their Bebop 2's sensitivity to infrared?