Ilensi ye-NIR objective ilensi esetshenziswa kakhulu ekubukeni ukukhanya kwe-infrared okuseduze.
1. Ilensi ye-NIR (Near-Infrared) eyinhloko iyingxenye ye-optical esetshenziselwa kakhulu ukugxila ekukhanyeni ebhendini ye-infrared eseduze. Idlala indima ebalulekile ohlelweni lwe-optical lwe-near-infrared. Njengelensi yekhamera, ingaqoqa futhi ihlanganise ukukhanya kwe-near-infrared okukhishwe noma okuboniswe yinto, okwenza i-detector ikwazi ukuthwebula ulwazi oluthwalwa yile misebe yokukhanya ngokucacile.
2. Ububanzi bobude bokukhanya okuseduze kwe-infrared ngokuvamile buphakathi kwama-nanometer angu-780 nama-nanometer angu-2500. Ngomklamo wayo okhethekile wokukhanya kanye nokukhethwa kwezinto, ilensi ye-NIR objective inganciphisa ngempumelelo ukuphambuka kwe-chromatic kanye nokunye ukuphambuka, iqinisekise ukuthwebula izithombe kwekhwalithi ephezulu ebhendini ye-infrared eseduze. Isibonelo, kwezinye izimo zokusetshenziswa kwezimboni lapho kudingeka khona ukutholwa kwezinto okungathintani, ilensi ye-NIR objective ingasiza ekutholeni ngokunembile imininingwane yendawo noma ulwazi lwesakhiwo sangaphakathi sento.
Ubude be-Wavelength bugxile ekuhlinzekeni ngemikhiqizo yokukhanya enembile kakhulu iminyaka engama-20