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Good news, world. After the previous night's lows and minor setbacks, this is something akin to a miracle. After Dominic's miraculous and patient disassembly of the camera, following the faithful instructions of the following videos, tonight there has been success in modifying the PS3 Eye for IR light!



Those who attempt to take out this camera may want to note that it is very hard to open the casing, and that the removal of the lens may benefit from the use of a slightly heated metal blade or tool to cut and melt the plastic around the lens area until it can be gently popped out - brilliant method which Dominic thought of.

We cut up an old negative which had been developed, popped it inside the lens, and then tested it with a TV remote. It picked up the flickering IR signal very clearly.

Other notes:

• Noticed a small cloudy pattern - not sure if my negative had a cloud in it which was not so visible to the human eye. Must ensure that negatives are actually totally blank and not just one of those awkward pointless frames of blue skies with faint clouds which I am so fond of taking.
  
• I will have to build a new housing for the camera as much brute force is required to open the housing and its nearly impossible to put back together.
  
• Purchasing online may be more tricky as there are apparently two types of cameras out there (US vs Non-US, both with different lenses). Having bought it from the internet, I was lucky that my camera was the good type which I needed in particular for this project.
  
• One sheet of negatives may not suffice; will need to replace the negative and put multiple sheets of cut negatives inside.

Besides modding this camera, there are many more unforeseen horrors to be tackled, but at least the camera is actually working after initial attempts at modification!


The CMOS Sensor