PxE Unveils Technology to Transform 2D Cameras Into High-Performance 3D Systems
The global facial recognition market is projected to reach USD 19.3 billion by 2032, with 81% of smartphones already using biometric features like face unlock in 2022. However, current face unlock systems rely on multiple components, making them costly and limiting their availability to high-end devices.
PxE Holographic Imaging has introduced a new Holographic RGB-IR-Depth Camera technology that can convert standard 2D cameras in smartphones, laptops, and cars into immersive 3D cameras. This innovation allows a single sensor to capture colour, infrared, and depth data simultaneously.
PxE CEO and co-founder Yoav Berlatzky said this advancement could make face unlock technology accessible to all smartphones and laptops, not just premium models. The technology integrates colour and 3D imaging into one sensor, eliminating the need for separate components.
Berlatzky explained that the system enables 2D colour, infrared, and depth images per frame on a single sensor. This could upgrade all standard 2D cameras into advanced 3D systems, transforming how users capture and experience the world.
Enhanced Photography and Imaging
Beyond facial recognition, PxE’s technology enhances photography by improving background blur, or bokeh, through depth mapping. It also optimises lighting and exposure using augmented HDR.
Traditional colour cameras use a Bayer filter to capture light intensity and colour, which is then recorded on a CMOS imaging sensor. PxE’s holographic imaging sensor replaces the Bayer filter with a layer of holographic optics called the HoloCoder.
Instead of filtering red, blue, and green light, the HoloCoder produces a white light hologram containing wavefront information. PxE’s proprietary algorithm decodes these holograms in real time, outputting fused RGB-IR-Depth images. This allows the camera to generate colour 2D images, depth maps, and infrared images simultaneously.
Applications in AR, Gaming, and AI
Berlatzky highlighted that emerging technologies such as augmented reality (AR), gaming, 3D scanning for online shopping, environment mapping, gesture recognition, and AI-driven applications require 3D input.
He noted that mobile phone cameras have evolved to provide professional-level photography, enabling user-generated content and influencer-driven media. Integrating 3D imaging without additional cost could unlock the next generation of photography and videography.
PxE’s technology allows these applications to be implemented across all phone and laptop models without increasing cost or complexity.
Digital Twin and Metaverse Integration
PxE’s holographic technology also supports real-time digital twin applications, creating virtual representations of physical objects. Digital twins are used in industries such as energy, aerospace, automotive, construction, healthcare, and retail for predictive maintenance, urban planning, and disease modelling.
Berlatzky said digital twins are also being integrated into the metaverse, smart homes, and AI-driven applications. Users could interact in virtual spaces as themselves rather than as avatars.
For example, virtual shopping experiences could allow users to browse stores online as if they were physically present. A digital twin could provide an accurate representation of how clothing or accessories would look on the user.
Drone Applications
Berlatzky noted that different industries have unique use cases for depth and colour imaging. In smartphones, the technology enhances biometric features like face unlock and background blur.
For drones, PxE’s single-sensor solution could improve obstacle avoidance and landing instructions. Current drones require multiple sensors to map environments with colour and depth data.
By reducing the form factor to a single sensor, drones could become smaller, lighter, and more energy-efficient. This would enhance their safety and operational capabilities.
PxE’s Holographic RGB-IR-Depth Camera technology converts standard 2D cameras into high-performance 3D systems.
The innovation integrates colour, infrared, and depth imaging into a single sensor, reducing costs and complexity.
Applications include enhanced photography, AR, gaming, AI-driven interactions, and digital twin technology.
Source: FORBES