In a blog post titled "Comparing Depth Cameras: iToF Versus Active Stereo" Refael Whyte of Chronoptics compares depth reconstructions from their indirect time-of-flight (iToF) "KEA" camera with active stereo using an Intel RealSense D435 sensor.
Specs
Setup used for comparisons
Bin picking
Pallet picking
Depth data can also be overlaid on RGB to get colored point cloud visualizations. KEA provides much cleaner-looking results:
KEA
D435
They show some limitations too. In this scene the floor has very low reflectivity in IR so the KEA camera struggles to collect enough photons there:
[PS: I wish all companies showed "failure cases" as part of their promotional materials!]
Full article here: https://medium.com/chronoptics-time-of-flight/comparing-depth-cameras-itof-versus-active-stereo-e163811f3ac8
Indeed Kudos to the author for showing failure cases too.
ReplyDeleteI'm always flattered when other vendors are comparing their cameras with Realsense. especially when they are trying their best to downgrade RS
ReplyDeleteThis failure case just ruled out this camera from many realistic scenarios...
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