Can't see infrared on iPhone camera

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Why can't I see infrared on iPhone's back camera, when I use front camera it work. Can I make it work somehow?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Jul 1, 2021 5:42 AM

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Answer 1

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I can’t see IR thought back camera but I can through front one
I did some searching and it seems that iPhones have IR filter so you can’t see IR
How can I turn that filter off

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i’m not talking about seeing IR with your eyes I’m talking about seeing IR through your camera and you should try it you can see it

But I can’t see IR my back camera but I can for my front and I was wondering how can I make it work on my back camera

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Most human beings on the planet cannot see infrared light. Some people can, but most cannot. I can't. No one I know can.

From Wikipedia:

Infrared (IR), sometimes called infrared light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of visible light. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. IR is generally understood to encompass wavelengths from the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum around 700 nanometers (frequency 430 THz), to 1 millimeter (300 GHz)

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Answer 4

FWIW my iPhone’s behavior mirrors yours.

I might speculate (w/o any solid basis) that it’s related to the IR functionality of FaceID …

… but SO WHAT?

While an interesting observation, IR Photography is not a “capability” of the iPhone.

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Answer 5

Is there something which your camera system is doing to lead you to think it is not working correctly?

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Answer 6

I don't believe there is any setting to turn it off at all.

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