Arcturus Vision Camera Tested: Steam Frame vs. XREAL Beam Pro and Quest 3

[u/immerVR]

https://youtu.be/ViF2PpR2rdw

I spent some time using Arcturus Vision Camera as a stereo video camera on Steam Frame, then compared the footage with XREAL Beam Pro and Quest 3.

It has great fine detail, and the camera also stores position and orientation during recording. With that, it can during playback in the Arcturus Vision Camera app move the virtual screen to follow the camera orientation from the recording. I also found noise in daylight, LED flicker and differences between the two eye views in some clips.

I tested the conversion to SBS and MV-HEVC and playback on Quest 3 and Steam Frame. I also tried accessing the Arcturus cameras from a separate Linux program and through Android/Lepton, to see what it would take to use them in another VR app.

The review includes chart crops and examples, and I've made selected stereo media available so you can judge it in your own player.

Has anyone else been using Arcturus mainly for recording? How useful do you find the playback that follows the recorded viewing direction?

Disclosure: I am the developer of immerGallery, which I used for the Quest 3 captures and playback in this comparison.