This 4K projector’s periscope arm lets you install it almost anywhere

Category: VERGE Published on Tuesday, 04 February 2025 16:17 Hits: 9

Fujifilm’s new ZUH6000 projector features a rotating articulated lens providing more flexibility on where you can install it. | Image: Fujifilm

Fujifilm has announced a new ultra-short throw projector with its lens attached to an articulated arm that can pivot and rotate. Unlike most UST projectors that require moving the entire unit to reposition where an image is being projected, the FP-ZUH6000 can switch between projecting on walls, ceilings, and even floors while remaining mounted in one location, and it can be permanently installed in all kinds of places.

The company hasn’t announced when the FP-ZUH6000 will be available or pricing details, but it’s being introduced at the Integrated Systems Europe 2025 trade show that starts today in Barcelona, Spain. A similar projector released by Fujifilm a few years ago with a much lower 1920×1200 resolution came with a steep $14,000 price tag. The FP-ZUH6000 is the first time Fujifilm is offering a projector with this unique lens configuration, 6,000 lumens of brightness (there’s no mention if that’s ANSI or ISO measurements), and a 3840×2160 resolution, so it will potentially be priced even higher.

Similar to a submarine’s optical periscope (or the zoom lens on your smartphone’s camera), the FP-ZUH6000 uses a pair of prisms to direct light into an arm that can pivot up to 90 degrees, and then through a lens that can rotate 360 degrees. Most projectors only allow an image to be repositioned by a few inches using software adjustments that often reduce the resolution of the projection. With the FP-ZUH6000, the projection can be aimed in nearly any direction, while an additional lens shift function allows the image to be further adjusted vertically or horizontally without touching the lens. That design introduces a lot of flexibility when it comes to where the projector itself can be permanently installed.

Since the lens can extend beyond the projector’s body, the FP-ZUH6000 can even be installed out of sight above a hanging ceiling with just the lens portion left visible. The projector’s design (and price tag) will probably make it more appealing to museums and other places where installations require projectors to be mounted out of reach of the public. But it could also be a useful addition to a home theater allowing the projector to be mostly hidden without the need for a dedicated projection room.

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