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 Digital Camera Article
From the Shadowlands newsletter:
:: igital Cameras are Good Tools and the Infrared Connection:::
By Dave Juliano (djuliano@theshadowlands.net)
We are all aware that there are many respected people in this field
that are adamantly against the use of digital cameras on ghost
hunts or research. I have always felt that digital cameras were
useful and my group has been using them in conjunction with 35mm
cameras for years. Digital camera technology has come a long way
since the early days of fuzzy images and white splotches on photos
that some novices confused for spirit photos. I think that many of
those opposed to digital cameras are not necessarily up to date with
these changes in digital camera's and how they can now be
considered
good solid tools for research in this field. I am not discounting
the advantages that 35mm cameras have but there are also a few
advantages the digital cameras have that very few people know about.
One of the main reasons that are mentioned against the use of
digital cameras has always been that there is no negative to look at
to determine what an anomaly is. 35mm negatives can be useful in
analyzing photos more closely. To be honest, most of the times hat
I have to use a negative to review a photo, the false positive photo
was caused by something like dirt in the processing machine,
scratches on the negative, bad film or a processing error. These
things are all avoided with digital cameras. In some cases
negatives can help tell if a photo was faked or not.
People always assume that those of us that are using digital cameras
are doing it only to save money on processing and film but there are
other good reasons to use digital cameras in your investigations.
Many regular digital cameras produced today are capable of taking
photos on par with 35mm cameras now and there is something else that
most people do not know about digital cameras that is important.
Most digital cameras can also see and take photos in a limited
infrared spectrum of light. We have all seen the great results
that have been obtained with infrared video cameras. We've also
obtained good results with infrared motion sensors and IR
thermometers. For years people have obtained good results with
infrared film as well. This infrared capability is built into most
digital cameras that people are using on investigations and I
believe that this accounts for the larger amount of orbs being
photographed in recent years. If you want to test this with your
camera take your TV remote and point it at yourself. Press the on
button and you will not see the light bulb in the tip of the remote
light up because it is an infrared light bulb. If you view the same
remote while pressing the on button through your digital cameras LCD
screen or take a photo of it, you will see the light is
illuminated. This proves that your digital camera can "see"
infrared light. When you take a photo with your digital camera you
can actually be captured things in the visible light and infrared
light spectrums. Since we believe that orbs are composed of
energy that exists in the semi infrared range of light, using
digital cameras will give you a better tool and a better chance of
capturing an anomaly.
You will not have a negative to scrutinize but there are many
graphics experts that can review your photo to give an explanation
if there are any natural causes for your photos. We all should
also spend more time learning how to pick out false positives better
than is currently being done.
Another advantage, although not as dramatic, is the ability to
follow an energy source or spirit on the move. If you get an EMF
reading and you can get a positive photo in the same area and then a
2nd positive photo 6ft away you can now know exactly where to point
you meters and thermometers to see if you can also follow the
anomaly with EMF and temperature readings. This is not an option
with a 35mm camera since you don't know you have a positive photo
until you down the investigation. This instant notice of a
positive photo can help you find hot spots or sources in a location
quicker than before.
I still advocate 35mm cameras but I feel that it's time to
recognize
the advantages of digital cameras and no longer discount them as
worthless in this research field. The more tools we can use the
more information we can gather. My group uses both types of
cameras on our investigations and we've found it only increases
our overall results
Edited by: ImAngelTash at: 4/16/04 9:19 am
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