Sony launches OCELLUS camera tracking system in India at Rs 32.37 lakh

Sony India has launched OCELLUS (ASR-CT1), its first camera tracking system built for augmented reality and virtual production workflows. Available starting today, the system is priced at Rs 32,37,990 and is on sale across Sony Centers, Alpha Flagship stores, and major electronics retailers nationwide.

OCELLUS is designed for broadcast, cinema, and live production environments. At its core is a compact sensor unit—roughly the size of a small lens hood at 86×60×43mm and weighing 250 grams—that packs five image sensors. Four of those handle marker-free tracking, while the fifth serves as a fallback. As long as one sensor picks up valid feature points, tracking data keeps flowing. IR LEDs flanking each sensor help in low-light conditions, and a Visible Light Cut Unit stabilises performance when lighting shifts.

How the system feeds data into Unreal Engine in real time

The sensor unit connects to a processing box via a single USB Type-C cable that handles both power and data. From there, the box transmits camera position and orientation data to CG rendering software like Unreal Engine through Ethernet, using the industry-standard free-d protocol. The processing box also logs tracking data, camera metadata, timecode, and filenames as FBX files on SDXC memory cards—synced to the main camera's video—so post-production has clean, structured data to work with.

Three lens encoders ship with the system. These clip onto the lens barrel and capture focus, zoom, and iris rotations via a LEMO 7-pin cable when a lens doesn't natively output that metadata through SDI. Five gear types are included to fit a range of lens diameters.

Compatible with Sony and third-party cinema cameras alike

OCELLUS works with Sony Cinema Line and system cameras but is not exclusive to them. Non-Sony cameras are supported too, which broadens its appeal for productions already running mixed kit.

"The system has been thoughtfully engineered to support dynamic production environments," said Mukesh Srivastava, Head of Digital Imaging Business at Sony India.