Face Detection Algorithm Comparison

Compare latency and accuracy of face detection algorithms.
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OpenCV DNN Face Detector (Best)

OpenCV Haar Cascade

Dlib Frontal Face Detector

MTCNN

Dlib MMOD

Good but too slow on CPU. Must use GPU for speed

Algorithms

• OpenCV DNN face detector: models/opencv_face_detector_uint8.pb
• Haar cascade: models/haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml
• Dlib frontal face detector
• MTCNN: https://github.com/ipazc/mtcnn
• Dlib cnn_face_detection_model_v1: models/mmod_human_face_detector.dat

Test Environment

• MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
• Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7
• Memory: 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3
• Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB, Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB

Dependencies

• Python
• OpenCV
• dlib
• mtcnn https://github.com/ipazc/mtcnn
  • Tensorflow