Using Home Equipment to Detect Infrared Light

Probably. What do you want to do? See the "light", see what is illuminated by the "light", or just know it's there?

Most Webcams Detect Infra Red As For UV A Florescent Tube Held Near The UV Source Should Glow.

A lot of camcorders will see it too, from what I've read. No personal experience with that, though.

Tom

Try using a Sony camera, still or video, with "Night Shot". It is sensitive to infrared up to about 1200-1500 nanometers. Red is about 700nm. I have an old DSC-707 and an old Sony Camcorder, both work well with a Wratten 87c 850nm cutoff filter. It makes for some interesting photos.

http://www.dpfwiw.com/ir.htm#87x

UV may be a bit more difficult.

any ccd camera, ie mobile phone or video camera.

Night vision equipment but thats expensive. you could put a dark red filter on the lens if you want to cut out visible light.

i have tried all the above and they all work.

look at sony ccd and camcorders as they use a chip thats very sensative to infra red.

as some other person has said sony has night shot, which is very sensative to IR.