IR LEFT and RIGH from R200 model

[Tiago_F_]

Hi to all!

When capturing the raw streams from IR images with the R200 model i get images like this one:

While when capturing with librealsense i get a normal IR image. Can anyone explain why this happens? 

[samontab]

The images you posted here show the IR pattern projected by the camera. I assume you mean normal, as in, not showing a lot of "holes". Maybe the librelasense does not start the IR emitter automatically.

Try disabling the IR emitter, and check how the IR images look with daylight.

[Tiago_F_]

Hi samontab!

Thank you for the answer! With librealsense i get images like this:

As you can see it's a very different type of image... The first seems a stereoscopic image, and this is a classical IR image with patterns being shown. 

[samontab]

They look very similar to me.

Note that you are using 16bits in the RealSense SDK, so when converting to 8bits you get saturated levels.

Try getting 8bits, and you should get similar results.

[Tiago_F_]

samontab wrote:

They look very similar to me.

Note that you are using 16bits in the RealSense SDK, so when converting to 8bits you get saturated levels.

Try getting 8bits, and you should get similar results.

Most of the samples and codes said that IR images were in 8 bits, but if what you say is true that makes totally sense. Thanks samontab!

[Tiago_F_]

By the way is there possible to remove the pattern of the IR images? I tried to disable the emitter, but the images loss intensity...

[samontab]

Well, you can see it in your first screenshot, at the bottom. It says: Y16 628x468, which means it is using a 16 bits image, but the monitor is only able to display 8bits.

Regarding removing the IR pattern, sure, you need to disable the emitter, and of course you will get less intensity, because you just dimmed the lights!. Make sure to do that on a sunny day, and it will be bright.