Table 1.

Technical specification of the Kinect v2 sensor.

Feature	Kinect v2
Color camera	1920 × 1080 × 16 bit per pixel 16:9 YUY2; 30 Hz (15 Hz in low light, HD)
Depth camera	512 × 424 × 16 bits per pixel 16-bit ToF depth sensor IR can now be used at the same time as colour
Working range	Only one configuration: 0.5 m to 8 m; Quality degrades after 4.5 m
Angular field of view	60° vertical; 70° horizontal
Skeletal joints	25 joints tracked; 5 more than the Kinect for Windows V1: Neck, left and right Thumbs and Hand Tips
Maximum skeletal tracking	6 with joints (renamed to Bodies)
Method of depth measurement	Time of Flight