Canon moves firmly towards augmented reality

Canon revolutionizes large-scale augmented reality viewing. Thanks to its MREAL system, which launches in March in the US. it is possible to generate a virtual immersive environment in real spaces.

Canon has released the first versions of the MREAL System for Mixed Reality, a solution that, unlike Google glasses, It will be destined for augmented reality in industrial environments.

Thanks to this development, designers and prototype creators will be able to create virtual versions of a certain sketch and intersperse it with real objects to interact with them., thus being able to determine with feedback “practical” if modifications are necessary.

The equipment consists of two parts: some screen glasses (HM-A1) with its corresponding headphones and complex software (MP-100) that develops optical sensation.

The content is generated from a video of everything around the subject, which is captured by a pair of cameras placed in front of the user's eyes, so that later in said clip the graphics created by the computer are inserted.

The result is shown on two small screens that create a great sensation of three-dimensionality..

It is noteworthy that the system must work connected to a computer, while the helmet is connected to a controller that, in turn, Sends motion information to the CPU for processing.

Canon MREAL will be launched in March in the United States for about 125.000 dollars.

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