# IBM Watson Visual Recognition API


## Watson Vs OpenCV

![Slide - the differences between Watson and OpenCV](https://i.imgur.com/aptvSFK.png)

### Watson

 - Set of APIs
 - Comes with pre-packaged models
	 - Identity, faces, age, gender
	 - Celebrities & food
 - Can create custom classifiers quickly
 - Not good for real-time video
 - Scalable, but expensive

### OpenCV

 - Python package
 - Comes with pre-packaged modules
	 - Faces, eyes
 - Can create custom classifiers, but with more difficulty
 - Can handle real-time videos
 - Learning curve
 - Bugs, but free