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No. IR cameras have an additional filter that blocks out anything BUT near infrared light. Or a separate set of pixels that respond to a different set of light, like CMYK instead of RGB. There are even some RGBN cameras that have all four, though of course, the filter is necessary for those.
http://www.instructables.com/id/infrared-digital-camera---the-real-way/
