Demystifying the 3D depth camera of IphoneX

The world-famous Apple conference was held at the Jobs Theater in the newly built Apple Park. On the commemorative day of the 10th anniversary, Apple released the most powerful Apple Watch Series 3 Cellular and Apple TV 4K in history. The iPhone 8/8 Plus is on schedule, and the highlight is One more thing, the much-anticipated 10th Anniversary iPhone X, which starts at $ 999 and is definitely great value for money! In addition to A11 64-bit 4-core processor, 5.8-inch full-screen Super ReTIna, resolution up to 2436 & TImes; 1125, rear vertical camera, wireless charging, battery life improvement and other performance upgrades and appearance transformation, the long-rumored 3D structure The functions of face unlocking, face recognition, and face payment supported by optical depth camera technology are absolutely spike-level applications, which can be said to cause design upgrades in the entire mobile phone industry and even the smart terminal industry.
3D depth camera supports iPhone X through Face ID to achieve face recognition unlock payment

iPhone X uses 3D structured light depth camera?
From the content displayed at the press conference, first of all, it can be determined that the Iphone X front camera can collect depth information, while the ordinary camera is generally 2D planar imaging, but if the depth information is added, the effect of 3D imaging can be achieved;
The 3D camera has three mainstream solutions: structured light, TOF, and binocular:
1) Structured Light: Structured light projects specific light information onto the surface of the object and is collected by the camera. Calculate the position and depth of the object according to the change of the optical signal caused by the object, and then restore the entire three-dimensional space.
2) TOF (TIme Of Flight, time of flight): through a proprietary sensor, capture the flight time of near infrared light from emission to reception to determine the distance of the object.
3) Binocular distance measurement (Stereo System): use dual cameras to shoot objects, and then calculate the distance of the object through the triangle principle.
Which one will Apple use? Obi Zhongguang ’s technical experts found that according to the camera composition and face recognition technology announced by Apple ’s press conference, Apple projected more than 30,000 light information recognition points, the camera collected information and analyzed it through algorithms, obviously using structured light scheme .

Iphone X front 3D structured light camera module
Projected light information, collected 3D information, imaging algorithm recognition
From the point of view that Apple has always advertised its pursuit of perfection, the choice of structured light as a 3D depth camera solution has obviously passed a lot of demonstrations.
Comparison of three 3D imaging technologies
As can be seen from the above figure, the advantage of structured light is that it can use lower hardware costs to achieve or even surpass the other 2 3D camera technologies, and it will not be too high in algorithm development, which is very suitable for intelligent terminals.

What should other manufacturers do if Apple's technology is blocked?
As we all know, Apple ’s technology is almost not open to the outside world. Since Apple acquired PrimeSense in 2013, the demand for structured light solutions in the international market has been monopolized. At present, domestic mobile phone, tablet and other smart terminal manufacturers' demand for 3D cameras is also very urgent, and the willingness to follow up is very strong. They began to look for partners that can provide structured light technology in addition to PrimeSense. The market is full of phenomena such as the inability to mass-produce first applause, the camera model of "the image is not like", which wastes precious R & D time of the terminal manufacturers and is more likely to miss the product iteration!

What are the reliable 3D structured light depth camera manufacturers?
As the first place in the Shenzhen Peacock plan in 2014, the 3D depth cameras Astra, Astra Pro and Astra mini launched by Obi Zhongguang had already completed mass production as early as 2015, and received strategic strategic shares from MediaTek in 2016. It is currently the fourth global manufacturer that can mass-produce consumer-grade 3D structured light depth camera sensors after Apple, Microsoft and Intel. It can realize dozens of functions such as face recognition, gesture recognition, human skeleton recognition, three-dimensional measurement, environment perception, obstacle avoidance, following, three-dimensional map reconstruction, etc. It can be widely used in mobile phones / tablets, TVs, somatosensory games, robots, unmanned Machine, VR / AR, smart home security, car driving assistance and other fields.

Which companies have purchased Obi Zhongguang's 3D camera?
The key hardware used in Alipay's face-to-face payment is the 3D camera, which is Obi Zhongguang's Astra series 3D camera.
The HP all-in-one Sprout2 generation, its 3D scanning function is realized by Obi Zhongguang Astra series 3D camera. (Win the competition from Intel RealSense)
The machine vision system of Qihan Sambo Robot is realized using Obi Zhongguang Astra series 3D camera.

More than 1500 companies worldwide purchase Obi Zhongguang 3D sensors for product development, including:

Domestic mainstream TV manufacturers, mobile operators, Tmall Magic Box, financial payment companies, etc .;
Over 500 robot companies at home and abroad;
Over ten top 500 companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Bosch have set up projects;
The domestic mainstream mobile phone manufacturers are deeply connected to communicate the mobile phone 3D camera solution.

Recently, Obi Zhongguang will launch a new generation of structured light 3D sensor camera products. Compared with the first generation products, it is more compact, the resolution parameters will be higher, and the power consumption will be lower. It will be suitable for mobile phones, tablets, and notebooks. Manufacturers with many small-scale products that require 3D vision are bound to have a huge impact on the design of mobile terminals (especially mobile terminals) at this stage!

Obi Zhongguang mobile phone 3D camera product Astra P


Astra series depth camera product map and detailed parameters

The core 3D computing chip, deep algorithm, and system support SDK in the product are also completely developed by the company. Since its establishment, it has applied for more than 300 domestic and foreign patents. The R & D team has the technical strength from the underlying chip, in-depth algorithms, to systems, frameworks, and upper-layer application support.
As a global leader in artificial intelligence vision combined with hardware and software technologies, Obi Zhongguang has currently applied 3D sensor technology to financial payment, somatosensory TV, robotics, security and other industries. With the continuous development of 3D structured light sensing technology Explore, Obi Zhongguang's products will continue to move forward in new applications such as mobile phones, new retail, 3D fitting.

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