How to Reduce Blurry PlayStation VR Vision + Bonus Cleaning Tutorial!

One issue with the PlayStation VR headset is that the vision on this things seems to be just a tad bit too... Blurry. At first I thought it was just me, but after Googling the issue and mentioning it in a previous video I had found out that this is an ongoing issue which many PS VR owners are complaining about. Although existing methods have not gotten rid of it (to my knowledge), there are a few methods to greatly reduce the amount of blur you'll see straight through the PS4 itself! In addition to that, I also provide some tips on cleaning the headset itself as well as the oh so precious lenses capable of doing all the magic.
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[@AlbaVirus01]

Before you try all these tips and tricks make sure you have a VR headset

[@MrMario2011]

Important.

[@leecroft7311]

Very good point, thank you.

[@latinace1981]

Knew I was missing something

[@bandobarry5061]

Isaac Barrett erm pretty sure you need a ps4 for a vr

[@Larbog]

yeah, I don’t have one.

[@ryu465]

Before you put the headset you need to remember where your controller was because it going to be hard looking for it.

[@tindroyes]

jajajajaja it happens A LOT more than I'm going to admit ... I do this: 1-adjust camera, so I know where I will be positioned 2-on the side of the (1) position I put my cellphone, my two moves and my main controller IN THAT ORDER!! 3-only then I put on the headset!

[@Hajduk-Kralj]

It should have a sensor?

[@jaythomas468]

I do this all the time. *puts DualShock controller on desk next to me and then puts the PSVR headset on Me, flailing my arm around trying to feel for the controller: “WHERE THE FUCK IS MY CONTROLLER?”

[@Bboy-lk6rz]

Y is this so relatable😂

[@bryansbag]

I find it helps to use the button on the headset to push the lens all the way back. Then looking down I can see where I’m at. Then just slide it back in. Doesn’t affect the position at all so you don’t have to readjust :)

[@Larry]

One tip I found is not to have the headset pressed right up against your face as that'll fog up the lenses, leave a small gap. Also playing in a dark room helps the camera track the headset easier.

[@MrMario2011]

+Larry Bundy Jr Yep, so different as well as I've been using an HTC Vive at a friend's place and the tighter you have it on the better it is. PS VR really likes to fog up which gets much too annoying.

[@Larry]

***** I've been rubbing a product called "cat crap" on the lenses to stop them fogging up. It's supposed to be for motorbike helmets and underwater goggles, but is perfect for VR too.

[@bestistmate]

Hi Harry , The reason it fogs is because the lens are colder that your temperature. If the head set is kept warm this will get rid of it . If it mists up just click it out a few second and you will see it evaporate. then move it back

[@Larry]

Phil Marshall In other words, stick your head in the freezer for a few minutes

[@Mintendo]

kotaku.com/and-now-a-face-pad-for-playstation-vr-gaming-1788434367

[@jakska4596]

You absolute legend! I have just been bought a psvr and now wonder where it has been all my life! These set up tips aren’t explained at all initially and make such a huge difference.....well done dude!

[@tootingbowles4607]

One of the things I found was that sometimes one eye was out of focus rather than both. When your setting up the headset on your face, shut one eye and get that image focused, then do the same with the other eye. Then open and close each eye to ensure that both images are focused the same.

[@MajorisMons]

Tooting Bowles I think the headset is right eye dominate, as the social screen shows what is being seen only from the right lens. if that make any sensr

[@sarcasm-83]

I sometimes feel like my eyes are slightly too wide apart for the lenses. It's not a huge deal but at 74mm IPD I feel that when I move the headset so my right eye is fully sharp from the middle of my view, the left one only has a sharp area to the right and the vision at the very center of my left eye is already in the "blurryness of the left lense-edge" territory. If I then move the headset so the left eye gets a sharp vision, the right one will then be on the fringe of being in the "edge-of-the-lense blur" territory. I quite wish they had managed to build some kind of sliders to move the lenses either a tiny bit closer or wider apart. I mean, it's not a huge deal, I set it at the middle and most of the center in my view is sharp enough that when getting into the game, I won't pay much attention to it, but .. anyway. I think a person with an IPD at the middle of the spectrum (63mm) will have the best experience with the headset.

[@richardreynolds6304]

Tooting Bowles Ive noticed the same thing myself, been wondering whether or not it was just me! Thanks for the consideration.

[@frisk2306]

Same.

[@loganshank926]

So like a mental thing?

[@SmeagstheGremlin]

The eye distance thing insanely improves it

[@braxfistya547]

Screen brightness. So much more depth when I took it down to about 20% brightness.

[@Juliet_533]

?

[@braxfistya547]

Ivan Ruiz I missed the question there Ivan...

[@TheDeanoc69]

Brax Fistya nice, I haven't thought about playing around with those settings yet. Imma give it a try

[@sarcasm-83]

Yeah I also bumped it down by around 20% .. don't really notice anything in the graphics, but alot less ugly pixelation in dark areas.

[@haloharry97]

I like it 💯, I try lowering it but I find it too dark

[@fleshtonegolem]

Thank for you all the tips! The eye distance thing explains a lot why some people have no problem getting focus and others never do.

[@eleciastewart]

Awesome channel and information! Your subbies that added useful or funny advice are great too! Thanks for asking your subbies for that. I am grateful.

[@boba_rhett]

Wow! Pupil distance measuring! I’m using this number on my Rift. Always guessed before. You taught me something. Worth a subscriber! :D

[@DanielSanPedro]

Thank you so much for this. I had NO idea of any of the tweaks beyond cleaning the unit. Well done.

[@shawnlundin6694]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I've been enjoying my new psvr for a couple of weeks, and had accepted that some blur was unavoidable for me. I had no idea that further calibration was possible. Why Sony doesn't tutorialize these steps is baffling.

[@katcantrell6042]

Thank you for the video, and thank you to all the people who left helpful comments. I spent a ton on VR but I have trouble playing it because of the blur. Excited to try these tips out! ^_^

[@GL1TCHGuru]

Thanks for this great video, just picked up a unit myself and had this problem during my first attempt. Tried it again last night and the experience was much better.

[@TheRealAvid]

Watching after 5 years this legend salute you for helping me and others

[@dorenfley4468]

Thank you so much bud..... I feel like this has fixed alot of my problems with the VR..... Once again thank you

[@birkbengtsson5297]

These were some very good tips thank you! Liked and subbed.

[@petewayrynen]

I've watched a few of these. This is by far the best. Thanks

[@nitramluap]

One other tip: I line up my eye line through the lenses so the centre is clear BEFORE I slide the screens towards my face. Only when the centre is clear (with no chromatic aberration around edges - ie. the blue/red fringes) do I then slide the lenses forward. Works every time.

[@anthonyriga723]

Thank you sir. Thanks to you I have almost a crystal clear experience. I am very pleased with the results of your tutorial.

[@rosameltrozo6540]

Great video. I was concerned my eye distance was interfering and that I just had to deal with it. Thank you for the tips that Sony had missed telling me for some reason.

[@Bowens709]

Brand new to the vr. This has helped alot!, ill be subscribing, hoping for more tips on the PlayStation 4! Good explaining man

[@catsvenom1st104]

Thank you, I did not know that there was not a tutorial when you start it up, so thanks because I might be getting one soon.

[@idolmike6779]

>PlayStation tells me to wear my glasses while playing >glasses scratch the lenses

[@bladey2k10]

Have you played it without tho? I did and it was blurry as hell. Same as when not wearing glasses normally. Lol

[@mikedaze9322]

I let my mom play while wearing her glasses. Now my lenses are scraped to hell. 60.00 will get me a new headset... Thanks Mom!

[@jarmoulcorbin660]

I wear glasses.i always have them on when i use the vr, not one scatch.

[@mikedaze9322]

@@jarmoulcorbin660 you're so cool.

[@tyronethethird3591]

Mike daze spoiled brat

[@ReallyRandomBrandon]

Loved the video! Really helped me out!

[@MrBergste]

I greatly appreciate you making this instructional video. Thank you so much.

[@BobbyLongBallz]

2nd or 3rd time coming back to this video…great tips bro

[@raisingtheconch6730]

Really helpful!! Good job adding this!!

[@panch25]

Great video. Didn't know any of these options were on there. been having issues with the blur hopefully this sorts it out.

[@sinnadar2025]

Something many people may not know is, you can plug your psvr (control box included) into most HDMI slots and it will generate a personal theater. I've tried this with my xbox one and pc. Hope that helps!

[@Bboy-lk6rz]

Omg does this actually WORK??

[@Y0uRnAmEe]

@@Bboy-lk6rz yes it works

[@bradleyhiemstra5735]

What do you mean by personal theatre?

[@faarekylling]

Bradley Hiemstra: Like a movie theater. A 200+ inch screen. It’s amazing!

[@floesimmons2878]

I used to do that. But I was told that was rude to do that at the dinner table

[@TheRelic1974]

I have some simple advice. For the best head tracking response, after performing your calibrations, playing in a darker room greatly improves the headset tracking (especially any jitters in the image). I've found that in a well-lit room I experience a lot of image jitter. This also applies to tracking both the motion controllers and dual shock controller.

[@mtxcavalier]

Thanks a lot man! This worked great for me, These small adjustments made my view way clearer.

[@MrMario2011]

Great to hear!

[@alexandervanhoek8245]

Thanks for these useful tips. I wouldn't have done this if i hadn't seen your video.

[@lonewolf.1751]

Nice informative video, thanks for that.

[@vatossan]

but my eyes are on the side of my head. I'm a horse

[@MrMario2011]

Horses are terrible people.

[@vatossan]

your mother

[@grayfox1471]

Dude's huuuung

[@captainembers4521]

you need to buy the animal edition then

[@sarcasm-83]

I guess you typed this comment just hoofing it

[@Flashman894]

thank you sooooo much for this i will do these immediatly i have been so anoyyed about the blurring for AGES thank you so much! :D

[@The_Bumblefreak]

Great video, man. I got my psvr last month and I cannot stop playing with it. It's fantastic. I'm using your advice in this video because there is blurriness. Silly it doesn't give you the full calibration at the start. Thanks again for this video

[@MrMario2011]

Yeah, I've always thought that was odd. Oh well, at least you did it now!

[@SuperBoris1976]

make sure you do the eye measurements in the options that worked for me loads

[@AwkCrafty]

Bless you dude! Im getting ready to buy one! Can't wait :D

[@raziabbas7600]

This is really helpful! Thank you man!

[@mynameisgeoff2025]

This us amazing i did all steps and it worked fantastically well

[@jessepoker2008]

I used two 1/2 inch pieces of weather stripping as glasses bumpers. One on each side. Worked perfect and it's a good thing I found out about this now because I wear glasses and just got the headset.

[@cheeksdafreak3058]

Yoooooooooooo make sure the lenses to the PS camera in clean too I was having issues with my vr tracking the headset and the controller's and tried all the calibration and then I thought let me check the camera and sure enough there was a smudge on it wiped that shit off and vr was working smooth as butter.

[@MrMario2011]

True that!

[@666kkf]

Why am I even here I don't even have one.

[@Jbayz]

big smoke the smoke

[@wrylers8878]

-lmao now I’ll have a line through my name- -big fat booger’s and mickey mouse

[@yeetneat6162]

ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS FOLLOW THE DAMN TRAIN CJ

[@wrylers8878]

yo what's up yah you too

[@buk3091]

Too many number nines

[@ur_round_next1216]

Thanks for uploading this very helpful :)

[@virtualwolfhd3873]

wow my psvr actually feels alot more high quality now. thanks mate!

[@brandonleddy4308]

Great video thanks didn’t know any of this set up

[@billybass4189]

Great guide I'm gonna need this, thanks.

[@Schmiko6928]

Thanks for the tips mate I'll try them tomorrow. I have a leather sofa and I've found that if I throw a non reflective sheet or blanket over the side of the sofa that I am not using it helps with the screen shifting to the left.

[@Dad3601]

great advice will try eye tracking tomorrow never knew that watched movie on dvd today was good quality a little blurry but Blu ray far far better much clearer picture and sounded great

[@MasterMayhem78]

Never toss your lens cleaning cloth on a dirty surface. Any small particles that get picked up can scratch and damage your lenses. Also, don't use your lens cloth to clean the PSVR surface. Again, dirt and grime gets on it. You want your lens cloth to stay as clean as possible.

[@riplink]

Haha that's me! Shake that cloth!!

[@WorldHayes-VR]

Ultimo D I be shaking that cloth like a crackhead shaking a bag of rocks a child shaking a bag of Skittles

[@sniffles3585]

Or just use your shirt

[@WorldHayes-VR]

No One that will scratch the lens

[@flexwithrio9101]

Thanks doctor 👨‍⚕️

[@corellan22]

Absolutely DO NOT LET SUNLIGHT HIT THE LENSES ON YOUR PSVR HEADSET. Sunlight can burn the screens and ruin that $150 headset.

[@ussocomfreak]

How do you know if this has happened? It's hard for me to that if the visual errors I see are just regular issues with the headset or something else.

[@__655]

I reccomend putting everything back in the box in came in for easy storage

[@Kaye.Bueno.]

150$? I bought mine for 540 😭😭😭

[@Alex-ps5pj]

Kaye Bueno if you bought it on release, yes it’s A LOT more than it is worth now

[@mathewlehr]

I found turning my headset on 15+ minutes prior to playing reduces the fogging. Every time I used to play in would get so frustrated that it would almost instantly fog, but I found warming it up to near body temperature helps.

[@booblaa9734]

the screen where you make sure the letters are clear can be found just by holding the ps button and going to adjust vr headset also you can reset the screen there so its not way off. This way you don't even need to go into settings you can just do it on your main menu and even in game on some games.

[@donyeastinger5089]

thank you for the tip it really helped the blurriness

[@redpatrickdesepida8069]

Thanks for the tip - subscribed!

[@Spartan-ts5dy]

Great video thanks for the tips

[@Barleyscottblair]

Very good Tutorial! Thanks

[@mikeduff3431]

I used a microfibre glass cleaning cloth with dawn dish soap as a cleaner and wow am i impressed with how less blurry it is now.

[@grudzina29]

Wear your glasses (if you have them) with the headset...I'm near sighted and still had a slight blur with the headset regardless of how it was positioned on my head or how I cleaned them. I have a light prescription for driving glasses because my vision sucks at night. When I used my glasses in the headset, the difference was night and day. It was like switching the headset to HD immediately.

[@Facewest]

Great video thank you. I would never use a microfiber cloth on plastic lenses as microfiber are made out of plastic. Polyester is plastic and plastic will leave very fine grooves in plastic. 100% cotton is safer. Love video very good instruction!!

[@ConnectCreativeDesign]

Great video, thank you!

[@ParadiseDecay]

Great advice!

[@davidforde1973]

Great vid thanks 👍🏻 Now I just need to find my sick bag

[@webster8917]

Great video broski

[@RAGEMODDZz]

Put the camera higher up and position it a little downward, I had issues tracking higher up and having it also track the ground when playing games such as job simulator until I made these adjustments, now all they need to do is add 360 camera view for full tracking!

[@leonard6822]

nice SOAD shirt my dude, and great video too tyty

[@scottbarker5593]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@UltraVolt45]

Thanks 4 the vid bro great tips here

[@justinreilly3107]

Thank you, I just always felt my eyes weren’t straight or even enough to enjoy a clear PSVR experience. It’s good but if i look away from center it blurs. I am beginning to think it’s not me, maybe my OCD?, but it’s not a 100% perfect clear HD image everywhere all at once.

[@evanez-e7732]

Thank you for the insight!

[@faizalrezazainal1600]

excellent tutorial!

[@garrycripps2]

Great video ,i thought I'd mention that.. on the back off the headseat is a dial u can twist once the headset is on and this helps with the stability of the the headset on ur head,it will help with blur too, just dont have it too tight .

[@JustAnotherGamer1005]

Good informative video. Hope that addresses a bunch of peoples problems.

[@TheAlcoholic27]

Thank you very much for posting.

[@IanYouTubian]

Great video!

[@blacksheep7576]

Also remember to extend the visor before putting on or taking off the headset to prevent smudging the lenses (and remind anyone who you let use your headset) And when adjusting the positioning of the headset on your head, do it with the visor extended so you can really center the lenses to your eyes. The clarity of the headset isn't really determined by how clear you see the image on the screen, but how clear the "grain" (or actual pixels of the headset) are. Sometimes I found that even with the headset correctly adjusted, the screen still looks blurry, but thats just a limitation of the technology.

[@frostedframerate1055]

Great vid! Thx

[@sullyd.225]

Thank you for the suggestions. I did them right after watching this video. I think the vision slightly improved, but I am still having issues. Well, I think I am. At 5:42 of this video you show the "Everything is Clear!" screen. Is that image actually what you are seeing with the headset on or is it from an external source like a TV or monitor? I ask because my "Everything is Clear!" screen is anything but clear whilst wearing the headset. The text looks like it's written in Sega Genesis font. The letters are blocky - lots of sharp corners rather than smooth, curving lines. Is this normal? Beyond this, I am having a terrible time seeing things in the background of games. The far distance I can tell something is there but it is very dark and blurry. Anything up close has the 'screen door effect', but I was told that is to be expected. The hardware isn't sophisticated enough to eliminate the effect. Is this normal as well? I have a sneaky suspicion that someone will comment on getting my eyes checked. Well, I did. I had an optometrist appointment 2 weeks before I decided to buy a PSVR. Everything check out.

[@andrewbalfour7130]

Pressing the ps button on the controller helps to refocus as well. The camera can loose track of your head position and focus will diminish as the screen no longer is in front of you.

[@nitramluap]

I haven't found the inter-pupillary distance makes any difference to eye strain, but it DOES affect the scale of things in VR. For example, if all the NPCs seem child-size, make the pupil distance smaller. If everything seems too big, move the pupils further apart. This was driving me nuts until I realised how to fix it. It seems the default scale of the world is a little too small.

[@parisallen2620]

Great video 👍🏼

[@KGhaleon]

Not sure if it actually helps, but I've heard that you should set your PS4 to output to 1080p instead of auto. Doesn't using wet wipes leave some residue on your headpiece?

[@LipnoxVR]

play space looks to small for move controller vr games but this is good for dual shockers, thank you for the video though I need to re setup my stuff again i havent done it since i got the headset and I have moved twice since then

[@TeeTimeJack]

This really helped me out

[@elisson357]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@cyberpunkg3]

I found that Changing the original HDMI cables (tv to psvr and psvr to ps4) from HDMI1.4 to HMDI 2.0 helped me a lot.

[@johnnytopgun6414]

How are they not 2.0 they are all 2.0 the only ones that are different are 2.1 cords

[@TheRealVitaminTtm]

Great Video

[@Zackaria_sMax]

I accidentally stumbled into this video, but I'm glad "eye" did!! I did know about the eye distances measurement, can't wait to test this! Thanks from the future!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it might be helpful!

[@12Acorns]

GFJF and *EYE* see what you did there.

[@malnuman1836]

Thanks some good tips there

[@izaakalexander6178]

Very helpful thanks

[@DarkWestern]

Wow, I had no idea these were even there! I recently resurrected my PS VR1 because it's capable of watching physical 3D blu-ray media, and the PS VR2 cannot. I am gonna try all these out when I get home from work!

[@northernlights9357]

hi, great video my question is , if you unplug the VR headset from the ps4 do you have to re calibrate the headset each time you reconnect? thanks

[@callmemich]

Super handy video! Put it in my fav list about PSVR! Anyone got anymore handy clips? My wife just bought one and it's super awesome! Thinking about hooking it up to my Computer as well!

[@hasbokiller]

Mine was quite blurry and I had no idea why. I followed all the steps and still no luck. Only to realise I had taken my contacts out and couldn't actually see. It amazing how u need good vision to see something so close to your eyes.

[@LimJorino]

Harry Woodland I had the same problem when I tried using mine without my glasses on. When I realized I could fit the headset on while still wearing them, it was amazing.

[@jessikapiche6097]

still be carefull not to scratch your lens from your glasses! mine was touching and i didn't realize it was!

[@Jbayz]

Mine was dark and then I realized my eyes were closed.

[@jessikapiche6097]

lol, Jeff you probably were playing one of many horror games for too long! lol

[@starbeekbeek3179]

And here i was squinting in the oculus. Lmfao thought it was just very low ppi.

[@rjgamingandfun]

Great vid. Thanks for clearing things up. No pun intended.

[@MrMario2011]

Pun intended, we love puns around here!

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

Great information

[@Eta_Hoyimi]

I know this video is ages old but have a fuckin sub mate. IPD is so important and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why there was no adjustment on the hardware side for PSVR. Fortunately it was okay out of the box but dialing it in perfectly is EXACTLY what I wanted. TYSM.

[@maxmattt]

I use Zeiss lens wipes to clean my PSVR’s lenses and gentle antibacterial baby wipes similar to wet ones to clean the padding.

[@Monsterist76]

I heard that the Sony reps demoing PS VR at PAX were using a standard spectacle lens cleaner to clean the headset lenses as they are also made of glass, unlike the Rift and Vive's which are a kind of plastic. Proceed with caution, though.