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Canon Powershot S2 IS Infrared Sensitivity

pictures courtesy of Aitor!
Camera: Canon Powershot S2 IS
Filter: none
Exposure time: 1/160
F-stop: 8.0
Focal length: 6.0000
ISO: 50
White balance: Auto
Exposure bias: -0.3333
EV: 14.3219EV
Camera: Canon Powershot S2 IS
Exposure time: 1/1
F-stop: 3.5
Focal length: 6.0000
White balance: Auto
Exposure bias: -0.3333
EV: 4.6147EV

Aitor tells us that he sees no problem with a hotspot but that with narrower apertures, there's a flare/reflection of the aperture visible. However, for IR work, you'll rarely work with narrow apertures, so this shouldn't be much of a problem.
Thanks again to Aitor for providing these samples!


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