Update to reduce distortion in Meta Quest 3's full-color passthrough



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Meta Quest 3 ' are equipped with a pass-through function that allows you to check your surroundings in full color while wearing the goggles. A new software update 'v66' for the Meta Quest series has been released, which has enhanced the Meta Quest 3 by reducing pass-through distortion and improving hand recognition performance.

Meta Quest v66 software update: Reduced distortion in pass-through, background audio support, and more | Meta Quest Blog | Meta Store
https://www.meta.com/ja-jp/blog/quest/meta-quest-v66-software-update-reduced-passthrough-distortion-background-audio/

Meta Quest 3 is equipped with a camera that can capture the outside world, and by using the pass-through function, you can check the surroundings in full color even when wearing Meta Quest 3. You can understand how the surroundings look with the pass-through function of Meta Quest 3 in one shot by playing the following video.

Meta Quest 3's full color pass-through has a higher resolution than Quest Pro, making the surroundings clearer and raising expectations for MR - YouTube


The pass-through function of Meta Quest 3 can be used not only to check the surroundings, but also to realize a gaming experience that makes you feel like you've entered another world by combining surrounding images with CG in real time , or to perform practical tasks such as arranging Office app screens in the air and operating them.

A free Meta Quest app that allows users to use Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in VR/MR spaces will be released - GIGAZINE



The newly released software update 'v66' has enhanced the pass-through function, such as 'reducing distortion' and 'improving hand recognition performance'. In the movie below, you can see the difference in how the pass-through looks on Meta Quest 3 with v65 (bottom) and v66 (top) installed.

v66 Passthrough Improvements - YouTube


The difference in distortion is as follows: v65 (bottom) had a lot of distortion around moving objects, but v66 (top) had less distortion.



In addition, v66 (top) has improved tracking of the 'CG hand' to the 'real hand' compared to v65 (bottom).



Other new features added to version 66 include the ability to display a menu button on your wrist and the ability to play music in the background while using the app.



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