Vision Pro lens glare using zeiss inserts

I've used the AVP with and without the Zeiss inserts. There is some flare regardless, mostly noticeable in high-contrast scenes like you describe (credit roll at the end of a movie is a good example). There's an HDR display millimeters in front of your eyes - some reflections are inevitable.

I find that Cinema mode with a front row seat overpowers the distraction, though it might be a bit intense for action movies. :-) You can also tip your view up or down which moves the effect out of view.

I’ve been playing with this issue myself for a couple days now. It’s certainly not a light seal issue (The two light seals included are a thin and thick seal, but changing that out creates a new problem where you have to recalibrate the iris detection). It seems like if I keep the background environment light colored the ‘lens flare’ effect is much less. I’m still waiting on my Prescription lens inserts (arriving today hopefully) so I’m interested in seeing if the issue changes.

Fun Fact… When I tried changing the light seal to the thicker seal included, I could never get my iris scan to work, failed every time, so went back to thin seal with no problem.

I use my AVP with and without inserts and you will not see an improvement. If anything I find it ever so slightly worse with zeiss inserts. It is much less with a brighter headset environment. I am not happy with doing a brighter headset environment as I don't like to watch movies that way but unfortunately it's the only option. This is a common issue with screens and lenses but was hoping Apple had a solution. I guess not even Apple can solve all the problems with headsets.

I agree and disagree. I think there can be some things done to lessen the flare. It's not noticeable in bright headset environments. It's either masked by the brightness all around or having more light causes less flare. So I do feel there could be something done software that could help. Maybe make the room a little brighter with some special visuals in the proper places and possibly dim the screen (dimming display in settings ever so slightly helps, not enough though).

Same thing without inserts for me. Likely due to reflections off eyes/skin back towards the lenses, which are reflected back towards the eye and distort the final image. I don’t think it has anything to do with ziess or light seals

I received my Zeiss lenses to day, and now I understand the purpose of the two different foam inserts on the light shield. Without corrective lenses, the thin insert maintains the correct distance from lens to eye for the iris scan to pass. When attaching the lens inserts the eye to lens distance is reduced by some odd mm distance. The thicker light shield insert restores the correct eye to lens distance. After inserting lenses eye could not pass the iris calibration until replacing the thin insert with the thicker one. It’s all about focal length.

I realized I made a typo in my last post (LOL). I meant to say that I don't want to watch movies in a "daytime" environment. If I watch movies in a nighttime environment this is when the "glare" or "reflections" or "fog" is more pronounced.

I get this glare too. It's pretty pronounced. Semi-ellipses in the bottom of my view on both eyes. In fact I first noticed it during the demo in the Apple Store, without any Zeiss inserts. I commented on it to the salesperson and she was surprised. I also get the glare at home, with or without the inserts. I just finished watching a movie with a dark environment setting and saw the glare the entire time. :(

I wonder if some people’s eyes pick up glares more than others? I have a torn retina in one eye and I can get an odd visual disturbance if light comes at my eyes from a top angle and I will see prisms.

Not everyone reports seeing a glare on the AVP but there are those who do. You might need to try a different light seal in case there’s light leakage. Light leaking around the nose is normal. Of course some have eyes closer together than others.

I thought my readers insets were smudged or has finger prints on them, kept trying to clean them. Didn’t notice this during the day at all but at night it was very bad when trying to watch a move in cinematic mode. Glad it’s not just me.

Perhaps ironically, I have found my best movie experience is not using the Cinema environment but just watching with moderate room light. It goes against habit because light falling on the screen has always been a concern, but that's not a problem with the AVP.

I just noticed this happening as well, and as most have alluded to, you can not "unsee" it. That is a real shame as I really liked this; I will also return mine. Gen 2 should address it, as this is not a software issue.

Rangerchiefv- I don’t know if this can be fixed, at least anytime soon. This is a very common issue with pancake lenses. My confidence is a little low as I feel Apple would have done it if possible. I do miss some aspects of AVP after returning it but the poor FOV, glare, and grainy pass through video makes that decision easy. Sure I can go to a bright immersive environment but I don’t want to make compromises. I think I could have gotten past the FOV and grainy pass through but not even being able to enjoy a movie immersed in a dark environment was the last straw. I hold out hope they can address this issue but until then it was a deal breaker.

Yes, and I agree. I was shocked at how bad the passthrough is. Sure, it is better than the Quest, but it could be better for such a premium device. I get it; this is Apple's first shot at this but for 3500k...that is tough.

Same issue ! Flare and glare and foggy screen in Cinema Mode !! This goes away in immersive video . The glare is worse in dark environments . It does now allow for a good experience watching movies in Cinema mode . Tried so many things to fix it but it is still there .