Abstract
We present a report on the first data obtained with the new Cananea Near Infrared Camera or CANICA, developed at the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE). The camera was constructed by a team led by Luis Carrasco at our laboratories and with a grant from CONACYT. The data was obtained during the early phases of engineering and commissioning of the camera. We present a discussion for several Hgalaxies of various morphological types at intermediate distances observed with the CANICA instrument. The aim is to generate a luminosity function from the NIR photometry and determine the star-formation and evolutionary history of these galaxies.
