In Focus

The aim of In Focus was to create a system that allowed a digital camera to be automatically and accurately focused using data from a Microsoft Kinect depth sensor. The idea was brought up when working on film projects during high school as an evolution of earlier attempts we had made at creating DIY remote-controlled focusing systems.

During my first semester at Waikato I worked with a friend to create a proof-of-concept application, which used live data from the Kinect sensor to accurately focus a digital point-and-shoot camera. We later attempted to extend the application to support DSLR cameras, but due to limitations with how most DSLR lenses focus, the project was not able to be completed.

The video below gives an overview of the features in the original proof-of-concept application.