Resting and Postexercise Heart Rate Detection From Fingertip and Facial Photoplethysmography Using a Smartphone Camera: A Validation Study.
Bryan P-Y YanChristy K Y ChanKa Hou Christien LiOlivia Tl ToWilliam Hs LaiGary TseYukkee C PohMing-Zher PohPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2017)
We found that HR detection by the Cardiio smartphone app was accurate at rest and after moderate- and vigorous-intensity exercise in a healthy young adult sample. Contact-free facial PPG detection is more convenient but is less accurate than finger PPG due to body motion after exercise.