UV CAMERA

Innovation makes the invisible visible.

Thanks to its innovative technology, our UV camera is able to visualize the effectiveness of sun protection. We use this to illustrate the correct and incorrect use of sun protection.
We can also take a look into the future of the skin via the UV camera. It can visualize invisible pigment spots that we assume will be visible on our faces in the future.

What is innovative about the UV camera?

The transfer capacity is particularly innovative. We originally became aware of the camera through a project by a New York video artist on YouTube. We “repurposed” it for our purposes. We have converted it to suit our purposes.

What does the UV camera do?

The camera takes photos and videos, but it does not absorb light that is visible to humans, but invisible UV radiation. There is a filter in front of the camera lens that only lets UV light through. The skin appears black in areas where UV light is absorbed by UV filters, such as those contained in sun creams. You can therefore make the areas with no UV protection visible. Something that is otherwise not possible with the naked eye.

How is this of interest to consumers?

Consumers can see whether the sun cream is well or poorly distributed on the skin and recognize areas that are usually forgotten. Hidden, invisible pigmentation spots can be recognized. This shows how the skin could look if no sunscreen is used for a long time (invisible spots).

Which examinations are carried out with this camera in the Study Center?

We visually represent the idea of skin aging – in other words we simulate it. In doing so we can examine invisible pigment spots. And we are able to make the user’s application technique of sunscreen visible.