On 07/26/2013 11:51 AM, Matthew Frederico wrote: >> Can the leapmotion cameras give you simple height maps? The application >> I have in mind for a camera like this involves depth, not identifying >> fingers. Can it do this similar to what Kinect can do? > > Yes, as far as I can tell and what I have read, it is essentially a low > cost kinect. A Kinect with an app store. :-) > >> I'm not sure as to the distance it can actually "see" but by the demos it >> seems that it loses visibility somewhere about 2 feet (radially) from the >> device.
Hmm. That's too bad. I had hoped it would be more like Kinect in capability. Connect can see things and do depth maps at a couple of meters if I'm not mistaken. The application I have in mind would require a distance of at least one meter. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
