Oculus Rift Users: Try this to see if you can see what I see

In Oculus home, look up at the roof.

Move your focus around to different parts of the roof.

Do you see, in each lens/eye view, small brighter/lower-contrast patches or areas near the center of the view that move around with you? They are not very prominent: diffuse and small. They look like they might be little smudges on the lens, or like lens flare almost.

Some discussions of what I am describing:

Well sort of but in low light there appears to be a low level patterning different pattern in each eye (and I think the pattern changes when looking around) which stays fixed in position whilst everything else moves. It adds a degree of difficulty landing Helicopters in the dark. I get confused with the overlayed static pastern and the moving one aka the external view..

Well sort of but in low light there appears to be a low level patterning different pattern in each eye (and I think the pattern changes when looking around) which stays fixed in position whilst everything else moves. It adds a degree of difficulty landing Helicopters in the dark. I get confused with the overlayed static pastern and the moving one aka the external view..

Hmm. I don't think that is quite what I am describing. I added links to other posts that note a similar issue to the original post.

Ah maybe not but it's distracting landing in the dark with that.

I know what you mean now and yes I have used lens cleaning fluid and cloth but those marks remain not sure if it's not on the other end of the lens??

I know what you mean now and yes I have used lens cleaning fluid and cloth but those marks remain not sure if it's not on the other end of the lens??

From what I can make out, there are three possible explanations:

(1) Yes, some sort of finger stain or smudge on the other side of the lens, catching the light and diffusing it.

(2) Something about the way the lens is cut and seated wrongly, resulting in flare.

(3) Just the way the lens is cut, as designed, resulting in flare.

Not sure which!

Don't worry, a little glare / halo / ray effect is normal.

Maybe it's the same issue:

In night missions (without NVG) I have the impression as if I would look through some kind of a static sheer curtain or kind of an overlay. I think "transparent overlay" describes it the best. I see it only in low-light condition like night mission.

I am kind of sure it's not the lenses but something rendered by the graphics engine.

Maybe it's the same issue:

In night missions (without NVG) I have the impression as if I would look through some kind of a static sheer curtain or kind of an overlay. I think "transparent overlay" describes it the best. I see it only in low-light condition like night mission.

I am kind of sure it's not the lenses but something rendered by the graphics engine.

I think that's the screen door effect. You're seeing the spaces in between pixels.