Videoing salamanders at night?

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I was wondering if anyone has used any sort of night vision for videoing salamanders? I am hoping to video some courtship of salamanders but I am not sure what I should be.

My thoughts are either a fairly expensive handheld camcorder, or I was also told I can use video surveillance equipment with a dvr which would be cheaper but I can't image the video quality being all that good.

Mike
 
I made a fairly lousy video using the infra red "night vision" mode on an inexpensive, handheld video camera. I'm guessing most "handycam" style cameras have an infra red mode, but I might be wrong. It worked quite well in pitched black darkness but it didn't fool the salamanders. They could see me as if it was broad daylight :rolleyes:

YouTube - ‪Infrared Newts‬‏
 
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