On 2011-02-22, Wild_Bill wrote:

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Most video equipment will be next to useless in complete darkness, and by
providing areas with good lighting, many criminals will stay away.

Of course, you can get cameras which are sensitive in the near
IR, and use IR illumination (either lamps and filters, or IR LEDs). The
IR sensitive cameras do have some intersting side effects. Light
synthetic fabrics are almost transparent to near IR, especially in
contact with the skin.

But -- isn't having the criminals stay away the idea? :-)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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