IR cameras support art historians and restorers (DE)

Signatures in paintings can be recognized very well with the use of infrared analysis, otherwise known as reflectography.

This article is in German. Below is a translated abstract:

Signatures in paintings can be recognized very well with the use of infrared analysis, otherwise known as reflectography. NIR cameras, which are equipped with InGaAs and HgCdTe sensors, simplify and accelerate the reflectance because they cover a wider spectrum than other camera types.

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