Combination Optical/Electronic Viewfinder
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:09 pm
Some cameras have optical viewfinders, which use a mirror system to see what the lens sees, and other use an electronic viewfinder, which uses a microdisplay to show what the camera sensor is showing. Obviously, a real world optical view is better quality than the EVF, but an EVF gives you a lot more features in terms of information display.
Head mounted displays have the same factors, for augmented reality applications. Check this out:
http://www.finepix-x100.com/en/x100/hybrid-viewfinder" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It supports just optical, overlay, or full electronic view. Pretty much perfect for augmented reality, or wearable computing (Since in theory, an HMD using this kind of tech would not occlude any of your field of view when off, and would allow for easy overlay of information).
Not an HMD, not looking like it will be in one anytime soon, but fun to see that the tech is out there in pretty high quality form.
Head mounted displays have the same factors, for augmented reality applications. Check this out:
http://www.finepix-x100.com/en/x100/hybrid-viewfinder" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It supports just optical, overlay, or full electronic view. Pretty much perfect for augmented reality, or wearable computing (Since in theory, an HMD using this kind of tech would not occlude any of your field of view when off, and would allow for easy overlay of information).
Not an HMD, not looking like it will be in one anytime soon, but fun to see that the tech is out there in pretty high quality form.