How far can the RealSense detect?

[kang_y_]

How far can the RealSense detect? In my opinion, its RGB camera can detect further than its RF camera and its RGB camera can detect the object and then its RF camera can measure the distance. Because of infrared emitter's power, its RF camera can not measure too far, am I right? And how far can it measure?

[samontab]

The power of the IR projector defines the distance. Both cameras, color and IR, will detect incoming light from far, far away given that the light reaches it.

The power of the IR projector in the F200 camera allows depth measurements of up to a few meters.

The R200 uses an IR projector as well, which allows it to see up to about the same distance, but, it also uses stereo as well, so given a sunny day, it will be able to see much farther away.