Desi, a black guy, and Wanda, a white woman, apparently work at some consumer electronics store. They are testing the face tracking feature of the HP webcam and arrive at the conclusion that it will not recognize or track black faces.
Just check out the video for yourself. Something fishy is definitely going on here.
HP has seen this video and thinks it may be due to the lack of foreground lighting and low contrast on Desi’s face:
We believe that the camera might have difficulty “seeing” contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting. While we work on this, take a look here for more information on the impact of lighting on facial tracking software, and how to optimize your webcam experience: http://bit.ly/7HsZHD
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