The Vicon Active Wand is the world's most advanced electronic motion capture calibration device — the only wand in the industry with high-intensity LEDs on both sides, speeding up calibration by up to 50%. Designed for every Vicon system and every application, the Active Wand delivers fast, reliable, and precise calibration whether you're setting up a clinical gait laboratory, a 200-camera entertainment studio, an engineering test facility, or a large outdoor capture environment. 

• What the Active Wand Does : You use the Active Wand in your capture volume to identify the volume origin and axes, so the virtual cameras and volume in your Vicon application software reflect the positions of the cameras in relation to the capture volume and to one another. The calibration process adjusts camera positions, orientations, and lens parameters based on camera observations of the markers on the wand — establishing the precise tracking geometry needed before any motion data is recorded. 
• Dual-Sided LEDs — 50% Faster Wand Wave : Average wand wave time is just 23 seconds, compared to 55 seconds for the previous generation. Dual-sided high-power LEDs ensure the wand is visible to cameras from any orientation during waving — eliminating dead zones, reducing passes required, and getting labs and studios capturing data faster every session.
• One Wand for Every Vicon Camera System : The Active Wand is made to calibrate any type of Vicon IR and video camera system — for those that need to calibrate a mix of Vicon IR cameras, video, and legacy NIR cameras, all with a single wand. The onboard NIR/IR switch allows instant configuration for any camera environment, making the Active Wand the universal calibration device across the full Vicon hardware range — Valkyrie, Vero, Vantage, and Bonita. 
• Strobe & Continuous Modes — Any Light Condition : Two operating modes for different light conditions mean you can calibrate your motion capture cameras whether you're in a hospital gait lab, a 200-camera studio, or outside in brilliant sunshine. Strobe mode delivers superior battery efficiency and is recommended for most lab and studio environments. Continuous mode handles high ambient light or large volumes where camera strobes may not reach the wand sensor. 
• 5-Hour Battery, USB-C, 1,500-Cycle Life : The Lithium-Polymer battery charges fully in 2 hours via USB-C with a 1.8 m cable supplied, runs for 5 hours in Strobe mode, and sustains 1,500 charge cycles before degrading to 80% capacity. Long battery life means no mid-session recharging, and the 1,500-cycle rating ensures years of daily professional use. 
• Calibrates Volumes up to 50 × 30 Metres : The Active Wand supports a largest calibrated volume of 50 × 30 m, with LED and sync range both tested to 50 m. From compact clinical labs to large-scale performance capture stages, the Active Wand scales to the space. 
• Integrated Across All Vicon Software Platforms : The Active Wand integrates with Vicon's core software platforms — Nexus for life sciences, Shōgun for entertainment, Evoke for VR, and Tracker for engineering — enabling consistent, familiar calibration workflows regardless of application. Active Wand definitions are pre-installed as VSK files in all Vicon software, so calibration begins immediately without manual configuration.