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Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras

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Re: Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras

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post #5

I spent a few minutes looking for more info, doesn't seem that Zeiss has published anything but a press release yet: https://www.zeiss.com/corporate/en/about-zeiss/present/newsr...

Here's their CES page with a video: https://exhibitors.ces.tech/8_0/exhibitor/exhibitor-details....

Re: Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras

#12

Having played with light fields and photography, I have questions. There has to be an imaging sensor somewhere. Where is it? I strongly suspect most of this "magic" will condense out of this cloud into a puddle of marketing sponsored bovine excrement.

> The Holocam technology "uses holographic in-coupling, light guiding and de-coupling elements to redirect the incoming light of a transparent medium to a hidden image sensor."

It looks like it still requires a sensor, it can just be hidden in the frame of the glass.

Re: Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras

#15
The article is poorly written, as it only discusses the camera component. Strangely, they chose stock images of holographic and optical displays, but didn’t mention that even once.

The Zeiss site is a much better read:

https://www.zeiss.com/corporate/en/about-zeiss/present/newsr...

In summary:

1) ZEISS unveils holographic Smart Glass at CES 2024, both for displays/projection/filtering, but also another component which is a holographic camera

2) The holocam works by utilizing coupling, decoupling, and light guiding elements to redirect incident light to a concealed sensor, eliminating the need for visible cutouts or installation spaces in visible areas.

3) ZEISS doesn’t plan to be manufacturer, so other companies can use the tech

Re: Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras

#17
post #5

I spent a few minutes looking for more info, doesn't seem that Zeiss has published anything but a press release yet: https://www.zeiss.com/corporate/en/about-zeiss/present/newsr...

It seems to be their "multifunctional smart glass"? https://www.zeiss.com/oem-solutions/products-solutions/multi...

Re: Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras

#18
post #6

This is beyond even science fiction. I could have never imagined something like this was even possible - I still can’t. Is there a demo of this tech in action?

Found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NORPeCcIXRQ

holy shit, the glass camera in action.. Scary

Re: Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras

#19
post #6

This is beyond even science fiction. I could have never imagined something like this was even possible - I still can’t. Is there a demo of this tech in action?

Found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NORPeCcIXRQ

Rough translation of video transcript (YT transcript translated by deepl.com):

  Lenses.
  This year's theme is now holograms
  and it's pretty funny that this is
  is called a holocam, and it's pretty funny.
  If you look at it right now, if you look at the spring right here.
  you can see a little bit of blue
  you can see a little bit of blue, which is actually
  what is it?
  it's actually acting as a camera, so
  Now, if you listen to the explanation
  what we call holography.
  is that it's now reflecting light, so we can gather that light
  and you can collect that light and act like a camera
  like a camera, so for example, you can now
  what?
  the meat.
  it can recognize the blue color
  and only recognize the blue part.
  Jace's
  holocam. It's quite
  interesting.
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