Market introduction of the smartphone Amazon Fire Phone should generate interest in stereoscopic cameras, because they allow this device to monitor the movements of the user and scan real objects for further search on the online store. Intel company , according to online publication ComputerWorld stashed an adequate response in the form of stereoscopic cameras series RealSense. They first have to be registered in the external webcams for desktop computers, and by the beginning of next year they will get into tablets . Perhaps, over time these cameras will be prescribed and in smartphones, but so far this is prevented by their size - camera module with its own image processor reaches 3.5 mm in thickness. CPU or graphics system resources for processing images from the camera are not used.
Intel invention also uses a combination of optical and infrared sensors to assess the shape of the object and scene depth. Software will monitor the user facial expressions, evaluating his emotional state. Moreover, the camera series RealSense allow real-time cut image of a man from the real environment, placing it in a virtual environment. This technique combined survey has long been used in the movie, it implies the use of a special green background for imposing on it the virtual scene. Skype users will be able to portray himself on the background of the sea beach when communicating with someone, actually being in front of gray wall of the garage, for example.
Stereoscopic camera will allow Intel to scan three-dimensional image of objects to carry them into the virtual space or play on three-dimensional printers. The ability to recognize gestures opens developers entertaining and educational applications to expand opportunities to interact with the person. Camera RealSense appear in serial tablets running Android and Windows in the first quarter of next year.