Head tracking for money - and for free...

[Kattern]

Good day,

I'm currently using a low-budget combo:
AI.Track
OpenTrack
Camera Logitech HD Webcam C270

I have to admit that it works better than I thought, in fact it's mainly what made me come back to flying after
a long break (IL2, MFS2024, DCS) and got me seriously interested in DCS itself. The fact that I have a free HAT
for other shortcuts is also cool :-)

I have 2 questions:

Now it's a bit problematic to look down at the side panels (left and right) - AI.Track is losing the shape of my face - I don't know if I would be able to switch buttons there in some Full Fidelity model. BTW - I'm currently playing Flaming Cliffs 2024, maybe that's why the switch descriptions seem a bit blurry...
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HUD - the data on the HUD when "zooming" the head to it is still small, their size does not change, otherwise, when I zoom with the mouse, then they are bigger and it looks correct, they are more legible.

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MAIN QUESTION - does it look just as bad in real head-trackers (TrackIr, Delanclip Fusion Pro etc.)?
Do these problems occur (apart from slightly blurred button descriptions) also after spending
a large amount of money?
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Well, even my cheap head tracking changed a lot, I regret not having tried it earlier :-)

Best regards!
Kattern
Poland

[SharpeXB]

I can’t speak to those other solutions but TrackIR is the gold standard for head tracking. Unless you are severely budget conscious or live outside the US (I see you’re in Poland) where it’s sometimes very expensive TrackIR is certainly worth the cost. It works right out of the box and presents no trouble looking in extreme directions like down at side panels. Yes it’s also adjustable but I’ve hardly ever found a reason to mess with it. Face tracking seems inherently problematic.

A HUD is fixed at infinity so leaning your virtual head towards it will not make it bigger. The “zoom view” with the mouse will make everything larger since it’s just changing your FOV, that’s a different thing. 

[MAXsenna]

@Kattern What Sharp wrote. Personally I use the Delanclip, the metal wired one. I do not have the issues you mention, because the IR leds are seen by the camera in very steep angles, and I've tuned the curves to my liking.
Cheers!

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[Kattern]

Thank you very much, everything is clear :-)

Have a nice evening :-)
Kattern

[MAXsenna]

Thank you very much, everything is clear :-)

Have a nice evening :-)
Kattern

Same to you!

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