Recommended Baffles to shield Realsense D435 camera from glares

[NeuroGalaxy]

In the Intel Realsense Tuning guide document, it is mentioned that, "Avoid Glare: Be careful to avoid lens glare when pointing at or near the sun. it is recommended that the lenses are shielded by baffles outdoors". It has a wide angle shutter, anything I put on top of the camera will affect the FOV. What kind of baffles are available for Realsense camera D435? and how can I fit this to the camera?

[MartyG · Accepted solution]

The data sheet document for the 400 Series cameras describes the properties of 'cover materials' suitable to be used for covering the lenses. It is on the very last page of the document, page 119, Appendix B - Cover Material.

https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/support/articles/000026827/emerging-technologies/intel-realsense-technology.html

The CTO (Chief Technical Officer) of the RealSense Group also offers some advice in the discussion linked here:

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/issues/2566#issuecomment-431852571

If you google for 'anti-reflective plexiglass', there are a number of suppliers who will sell it and cut it to size for you.

In regard to the anti-reflective coating mentioned in the CTO's comment, this article gives a good explanation of the concept:

https://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/technology_guides/anti-reflection-lens-coating-work-60561

A micro-thin film coating may be the easiest way to apply the protection to your camera without having to create mountings or have perspex / acrylic material custom-cut.