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At the end of the video, one camera is from PrimeSense, and the other (appears) to be a SoftKinetic (or Senz3D); is that correct? Does anyone have experience comparing those cameras for accuracy/fov/framerate/etc.?

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Correct. It's a SoftKinetic DS325.

Its FOV is higher than the PrimeSense sensor, it's capable of higher frame rate but it's a little less accurate and it's range is currently shorter.

The two technologies (structured light vs time of flight) have different strengths/weaknesses, but I believe ToF is the future.

Thanks. Have been playing with the Senz3D (rebranded DS325) for a rather different application, but was a bit underwhelmed so far with both accuracy and range. (On the other hand, it's kind of amazing for $125).

Well, the DS325/Senz3D is tuned for gesture recognition which explains why it's not great for some use cases.

I'd keep an eye out for SoftKinetic's new DS320 long-range camera, due late Q2.

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