If you place your TV remote in front of your digital camera you will be able to see light,why are we able t?

Question

to see light,why are weable to see it in such form but not directly?

Answer 1

wow, i just did it and it's really cool!

Answer 2

your tv remot control sends signals via infared, this is a spectrum of signal our human eyes cannot visible see, the only thing that we can actually see is visible light ie red, blue, green and so on. yet digital cameras can see infared and will interpit the signal so we can see it.

put ur digital camera on nightshot, if it has it and you'll really see it