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| items | CHi-D (mass product edition) | Intel RealSense (SoftKinetic DS325 /F200) | MS - Kinect 1/2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | (IR)LED + CHi-D design
|
Laser + TOF sensor
|
Laser Speckles/ToF
|
| Number of camera | x1 (only color sensor)
|
x2 or x3 (depth+color sensor)
|
x2 (depth+color sensor)
|
| BOM cost | Low (only LED) |
High |
Very High |
| Fan | No |
Unknown / No |
Yes
(constant temperature for Laser)
|
| Power Consumption | 0.1444 mW
(According to the 2 major applications) |
2’000 mW / 2’000 mW
|
13’200 mW / 2’500 mW
|
| Default range | 0.1m ~ 2m
|
0.15m ~1.0m / 0.2~3m
|
1.5m ~ 2.5m/0.5~4.5m
|
| Dimension (min restriction) | 16 x 6 mm
(No restriction ) |
105 x 30 x 23 mm
/150 x 30 x 58mm
(fixed distance of color & depth camera) |
270 x 75 x 75 mm
/ 249 x 66 x 67mm
(fixed distance of color & depth camera) |
| Computing cost for depth map | Low |
Low |
High |
| BOM cost (by USD) | 1/3 of the cost (during non-MP/samples) |
$70-80 (2nd. Gen.) |
$150 (2nd. Gen.) |