Users ask, we deliver: 3D scans of the Sony XZ Compact for download
12.10.2017
Translation: machine translated
Video: Stephanie Tresch, Dominik Bärlocher
We got a first look at the Sony XZ Compact at IFA. One user asked if we could provide 3D data so that he could see the quality of the data for himself. Voilà!
Stephanie Tresch and I discovered many technological innovations at the IFA in Berlin last month. But one highlight came right at the start of the trade fair: Sony invited us to an exclusive hands-on so that we could try out the 3D scanner of the Sony XZ Compact.
In the comments, a YouTube user asked for data
Could you share a 3D file from the scanner app ? (OBJ format or whatever format available) - Albert Durand (Attention: Autoplay of the Youtube video)
Today, our 3D printing expert Mariana Hurtado is in the house and has received a turquoise XZ Compact as a test device. First on the agenda: scanning a person, food and an object. She makes the data available to Albert and you for download and free use. So: analyse the repositories, try them out on your own 3D printer and let us know how good you think the XZ Compact is as a 3D scanner.
The person: Luca Fontana
The person Mariana has chosen is our editor Luca Fontana. The reason: she wants to know how the mobile gets on with Luca's three-day beard
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The first scan attempt went pretty badly because the light wasn't right. Luca sat down in front of half-closed blinds. The result: Luca looks like a mutant from a sci-fi horror film.
The second attempt with even light works much better.
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The thing: Horny, the unicorn
Horny is pink, has shiny hooves and a majestic mane. Horny is quite complex for a plush toy to be scanned with a 3D scanner. The perfect challenge for Mariana.
As an experiment with an object without plush and fine fibres, Mariana then dared to try her boot.
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The food: An apple
Since the Sony XZ Compact's 3D scanner can recognise more than just people and things, Mariana also took on the third predetermined category: Food. To do this, she stole an apple from editor Myrtha Erni, scanned it and ate it.
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