I am curious - I haven't been able to find any other Intel RealSense cameras (aside from the dev kit which seems to be sold out), let alone for 1/2 the price?
From a streaming perspective, there are two main interesting things here. First is the noise canceling microphone setup, but this will probably not be used much (what serious streamer doesn't have a dedicated mic?). The background removal sounds interesting, and I'd like to see how it looks in use. If you are a little bit DIY minded, and most streamers are, you can set up a green screen for $40. Chromakey fabric the right size is ~$20, and you can make a PVC frame for about $20 as well. If it works well enough, that could get someone to pony up the extra that is the price difference between this and a Logitech C920 (the gold standard), and of course there is some Razer tax.
My guess would be its a bandwidth issue over USB 2.0 because no webcams can do 1080P@60FPS and there has got to be a technical reason why. Remember not a lot of compression happens onchip in these cameras, most of it is done post-process.
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Samus - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
Seems really cool, sucks its so expensive. Other Intel RealSense cameras are half as much and could probably do the same stuff with software...Chunkybaxter - Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - link
I am curious - I haven't been able to find any other Intel RealSense cameras (aside from the dev kit which seems to be sold out), let alone for 1/2 the price?Can anybody list any they know?
NXTwoThou - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
Anyone know what kind of resolution the 3D part gives? It seems to be left out on all the RealSense3D cameras.tspacie - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
It's probably is doing the depth processing in software. I would really want to know what the perf hit is for that and whether it's always on the CPU.britjh22 - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
From a streaming perspective, there are two main interesting things here. First is the noise canceling microphone setup, but this will probably not be used much (what serious streamer doesn't have a dedicated mic?). The background removal sounds interesting, and I'd like to see how it looks in use. If you are a little bit DIY minded, and most streamers are, you can set up a green screen for $40. Chromakey fabric the right size is ~$20, and you can make a PVC frame for about $20 as well. If it works well enough, that could get someone to pony up the extra that is the price difference between this and a Logitech C920 (the gold standard), and of course there is some Razer tax.jasonelmore - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
disappointing it does not do 1080p 60 fps.phone camera's have been doing this for years with much less physical space, and those are like $10 camera's on the bill of materials.
Samus - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
My guess would be its a bandwidth issue over USB 2.0 because no webcams can do 1080P@60FPS and there has got to be a technical reason why. Remember not a lot of compression happens onchip in these cameras, most of it is done post-process.Beaver M. - Saturday, January 9, 2016 - link
Then use USB 3.0. Should be no problem at this price.720p @ 60FPS is really disappointing, especially for that price.