A DIY Hat To Prevent Your Visibility On Cameras And Video

By on January 11, 2013 in News 8

Via Quora, how, with a couple dollars and a few spare minutes, to make yourself invisible to Big Brother:

Most cameras (especially black and white security cameras) will see low levels of infrared light. This helps them video at dusk/dawn and in lower levels of light. To test this theory turn on your video camera and point your TV remote control at it. Change a few channels and you will see a pulse of light flash that the naked eye obviously can’t see.

With that said you can easily make an infrared hat with cheap $1 infrared LEDs stitched into the front of the hat, the more the better… Attach a 9 volt battery to the LEDS and bam you are now a giant LED flash light. People will see nothing out of the ordinary, but CCTV cameras will only see a large flash of infrared light coming from your head, hiding your face.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001869821992 Mitch Odell

    does this effect Traffic Cameras also?

  • http://www.facebook.com/beweiser Pip ButSeriously Wilson

    I just shake my head rapidly. Like in Four Lions.

  • http://www.zoboprepublic.wordpress.com/ zobop republic

    I saw this technique on a episode of ‘Hawaii 5-0′. I’m not kidding. It came on in December 2012. I suppose you can check IMDB. :)

  • InfvoCuernos

    I thought they were going to try and sell me another tinfoil hat.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bruce-Miller/100000952005408 Bruce Miller

    You poor ass holes are going to wear LED’s on your heads? eady targets for property defenders? police? Good luck!

  • http://twitter.com/MilesToCode Miles to Code

    I’m surprised that Burn Notice hasn’t used this trick before.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ben-Branham/100001107927082 Ben Branham

    infrared leds are in remote controls for televisions and what not. Just think about how long it takes before you have to change the batteries in your everyday remote controls you use at home.

  • http://klecu.com/ klecu

    Most new security cameras have an IR cut filter in place during the day, and they have wide dynamic range, so this may not be effective against newer, better security cameras. Best method for hiding your face is still a good old ball cap.