From: Optic@Guy.com   
      
   I've got an IP-webcam that is probably designed to be used indoors, but   
   I'm using it outdoors.   
      
   I notice that the camera shows mostly what looks like a black-and-white   
   image when it's used outside.   
      
   If it shows any color at all, they're pale, and pretty much never see   
   any green at all (grass just shows up as shades of grey).   
      
   Some reading on the net indicates that this effect has something to do   
   either with the presence or absence of an IR filter.   
      
   But this is what's confusing me.  I *believe* that because this camera   
   was designed to be used indoors, that it does NOT have an IR filter (to   
   help it achieve better low-light performance?) so that when it's used   
   outside, the colors are washed out.   
      
   But when I look for "home made" or do-it-yourself IR filters, they seem   
   to be used with the goal of achieving this effect (to remove green).   
      
   So what's the situation here?   
      
   Does my camera have an IR filter - that I should remove to restore   
   better color performace out doors?   
      
   Or does it NEED an IR filter to restore proper color performance.   
      
   And if it needs an IR filter, what sort of film or material is handy   
   around the home that I can just tape across the lens to achieve this IR   
   filtering?   
      
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