XR-4 Series and XR-3
You can adjust the mixed reality camera settings to work best with your room environment. Navigate to Settings > Headset in Varjo Base to change your settings.
| Auto exposure behavior | This setting automatically reacts to environmental lighting based on the selected profile:
Normal: Default auto exposure behavior. Suitable for a wide range of use cases. Prevent overexposure: Offers faster and more dynamic behavior to ensure that there is no oversaturation in the image. Suitable for use cases where physical displays in the real world must be readable at all times. |
| Automatic mixed reality camera focus distance (XR-4 Focal Edition) | Automatically adjusts the focus distance of the mixed reality camera lenses to match where the headset wearer is looking.
When set to Off, focus distance can be manually set between 10 cm and 100 cm, or Infinite. |
| Mixed reality video brightness | This setting is used to control the brightness of your mixed reality image. If your image is too dark or bright, adjust this setting. |
| Sharpness (XR-3) |
This setting is used to adjust the sharpness of the mixed reality video. The amount of visual noise, such as lighting and the number of objects around you, may have effect on the video sharpness. The scale is from 0 to 14 and the default value is 9. Lower values soften the image making the edges of objects more round. Higher values make the image and the edges of objects sharper by adding contrast and brightness. It is good to try out different values. The best experience may be when the VR content and the mixed reality video match each other, but in the end, this depends on your personal preferences. |
| Flicker compensation |
If lights flickering in your room are causing disturbance to your mixed reality experience, you may have an issue with flicker compensation. Depending on your geographical location, the frequency of alternating currents in household electrical outlets may be either 50 Hz (most of Europe, Africa, UK, Southern South America, Australia, Asia) or 60 Hz (North America, Northern South America). If you are experiencing flickering lights, set the flicker compensation accordingly. Note that adjusting both your exposure and ISO values manually will affect your image brightness. |
| White balance |
This setting balances the color temperature of the mixed reality image in relation to the lighting in your room. If your room has strong, fluorescent lighting or ample daylight, your image quality will benefit from a higher setting. If your room has a typical yellow indoor light, use a lower setting. Try values between 3000–3500 K for typical, home indoor light (yellow tone) and 4200–5000 K for white or cool white lights typically used in office environments. Note that you can also set white balance to Automatic. |
| Exposure | This setting controls the amount of light the camera sensor uses by adjusting the duration over which the light is integrated per frame. Higher exposure values increase the amount of light but also increase blurring when moving the camera. Low values increase image noise.
Note that you can input a value by writing it on the text field, or use the + and – buttons to increase or decrease exposure. |
| ISO | This setting is used to adjust the sensitivity of your camera to light. A high ISO will produce a grainier and brighter image and a low ISO will produce a darker, less grainy image. If the room you are in is well-lit, a lower ISO will provide a better-quality image. Similarly, if the room is dark, a higher ISO value will provide a better-quality image. |