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The passthrough looks and works better than expected, but also a bit fuzzier than expected. I do appreciate how crisp the "desktop" windows look though.

rungabajje 3y ago
This is a screen recording from the device, which is not necessarily the same thing as what you as a user see when wearing the headset. For example there’s no vignette or distortion towards the edges what so ever in the video.
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- lexlash 3y ago
  It is very weird seeing edges in the real world that I know are 90 degree joins show up as curved in my peripheral vision while using pass through.
  - ErneX 3y ago
    Also keep in mind what the person is gazing at is what is higher res, the rest is lower res (foveated rendering to save resources).
- TillE 3y ago
  As far as I can tell, the capture output is just a crop of the actual display. MKBHD was trying to demonstrate the FOV using his hands, which indicated that the limits of his view were significantly out of frame of the video.
avalys 3y ago
The pass through is indeed very fuzzy. All the reviews where people state “it’s like looking through clear safety goggles”, etc. are bogus. It’s like looking through a cell phone camera from about 10 years ago. Especially in low light (e.g. a home office.) The actual AR content, though, is amazingly sharp.
- lexlash 3y ago
  Side by side with a Meta Quest 3, it’s honestly a full generation ahead, so I can see why reviewers are impressed. (I don’t have a quest pro on hand to compare with right now.) You’re absolutely correct that low light environments suck. My guess is that it’s a latency/sensor trade off leading to the constant noise.
  - cpuguy83 3y ago
    It better be a full generation ahead at 7x-10x the cost.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    Low light also really sucks on the quest. And passthrough was worse on the pro than the 3!
- threeseed 3y ago
  This is the part that is going to be fascinating. Is Apple going to build their own version of a full frame / medium format sensor in order to improve the low light performance over the next decade. Because that would have major implications for the photography industry if that were ever to appear in an iPhone.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    Hmm I doubt it. The bigger the sensor the bigger the lens especially if you're not looking for ultra wide angles. I doubt much bigger is going to be physically feasible with apples focus on thinness.
- bcherry 3y ago
  it's inconsistent. when i set it up on friday and used it over the weekend, i couldn't read the text on my iphone or the keys on my keyboard. i'm using it at work right now, and have no problem - it's extremely sharp. not sure what the variable is - but hopefully something they can improve.
- seec 3y ago

rungabajje 3y ago

This is a screen recording from the device, which is not necessarily the same thing as what you as a user see when wearing the headset. For example there’s no vignette or distortion towards the edges what so ever in the video.

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lexlash 3y ago
It is very weird seeing edges in the real world that I know are 90 degree joins show up as curved in my peripheral vision while using pass through.
- ErneX 3y ago
  Also keep in mind what the person is gazing at is what is higher res, the rest is lower res (foveated rendering to save resources).
TillE 3y ago
As far as I can tell, the capture output is just a crop of the actual display. MKBHD was trying to demonstrate the FOV using his hands, which indicated that the limits of his view were significantly out of frame of the video.

avalys 3y ago

The pass through is indeed very fuzzy. All the reviews where people state “it’s like looking through clear safety goggles”, etc. are bogus. It’s like looking through a cell phone camera from about 10 years ago. Especially in low light (e.g. a home office.) The actual AR content, though, is amazingly sharp.

lexlash 3y ago
Side by side with a Meta Quest 3, it’s honestly a full generation ahead, so I can see why reviewers are impressed. (I don’t have a quest pro on hand to compare with right now.) You’re absolutely correct that low light environments suck. My guess is that it’s a latency/sensor trade off leading to the constant noise.
- cpuguy83 3y ago
  It better be a full generation ahead at 7x-10x the cost.
- wkat4242 3y ago
  Low light also really sucks on the quest. And passthrough was worse on the pro than the 3!
threeseed 3y ago
This is the part that is going to be fascinating. Is Apple going to build their own version of a full frame / medium format sensor in order to improve the low light performance over the next decade. Because that would have major implications for the photography industry if that were ever to appear in an iPhone.
- wkat4242 3y ago
  Hmm I doubt it. The bigger the sensor the bigger the lens especially if you're not looking for ultra wide angles. I doubt much bigger is going to be physically feasible with apples focus on thinness.
bcherry 3y ago
it's inconsistent. when i set it up on friday and used it over the weekend, i couldn't read the text on my iphone or the keys on my keyboard. i'm using it at work right now, and have no problem - it's extremely sharp. not sure what the variable is - but hopefully something they can improve.
seec 3y ago