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I have read - and I'd love to have this confirmed or refuted - that pretty much all those cameras are tuned somewhat into the IR so that they can still do useful surveillance in low light situations.

My ~solution~ hack is to fasten a couple of small IR LEDs into my hat and flood the cameras with lots of lights ;)

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cameras are sensitive to IR and usually have a filter to block it, since it it usually unwanted. you'd need extremely and impractically powerful IR lights to do anything useful.

Some of those auto-camera-targetting laser cannons from Pirate Cinema would be awesome.

My ~solution~ hack is to fasten a couple of small IR LEDs into my hat and flood the cameras with lots of lights ;)

You need to consistently be at the proper angle for this. That and once again, it's only useful for the most primitive cameras that have a constant IR level.

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