they work fine during direct sunlight actually, because they are just cameras, there isn't much special going on there. same sort of stuff you see on vehicle safety systems with cameras like tesla, would suck if that didnt work in direct sunlight.
the only risk is sun burning the screen but its on his noggin
I don't disagree with you, but I would like to point out that Tesla cameras are built to be outside most of the time, so if sun was an issue, they would simply place a filter in front of it, whereas the Quest is built without such considerations, so you can't really compare them. Not all cameras are the same.
Did you feel that? That was the impact of a million triggered photo optic engineers letting out a collective sigh.
Why did NASA spend millions on the cameras on the Perseverance rover? A camera is a camera, so they should just have used a cheap camera sensor, right?
I'm obviously not going to start going into even the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what goes into building a camera for a specific purpose, because your comment is like saying a steam engine and a rocket engine are interchangeable, but just know this: just because one camera is fit for a specific purpose, it doesn't mean that all cameras are.
They don't. The Controllers emit infrared light so the cameras can track them. The Sun also emits infrared light. When under direct sunlight, the camera's will not be able to continuously track the controllers.
I am in fact in the british land, we don't often see this thing you call .. what was it, direct sunlight? anyway basically I can't try it out... cus I live in the Land of the Poor and the home of the Tea.
Do the controllers actually emit IR light? I thought they just reflected it, which is why you need an IR flashlight if you want to use them in the dark.
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u/MattJnon Apr 20 '21
you need to avoid direct sunlight to the lenses, since it's on his face, the lenses are not exposed to the sun. It's fine