Table 6.
Kinect v1 compared to Kinect v2 with their technical specifications.
| Kinect v1 | Kinect v2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 27.94 cm × 6.35 cm × 3.81 cm [105] | 24.9 cm × 6.6 cm × 6.7 cm [106] |
| Color resolution and fps | 640 × 380 at 30 fps or 1280 × 720 at 12 fps |
1920 × 1080 at 30 fps |
| IR resolution and fps | 640 × 480 at 30 fps | 512 × 424 at 30 fps |
| Depth resolution and fps | 320 × 240 at 30 fps | 512 × 424 at 30 fps |
| Field of view wide-angle lens | 57° horizontal, 43° vertical | 70° horizontal, 60° vertical |
| Specified min. distance | 0.4 m or 0.8 m | 0.5 m |
| Recommended min. distance | 1.8 m | 1.4 m |
| Tested min. distance | 1 m | 0.7 m |
| Specified max. distance | 4 m | 4.5 m |
| Tested max. distance | 6 m | 4 m |
| Active infrared | Not available | Available |
| Measurement method | Infrared structured light | Time of Flight |
| Minimum latency | 102 ms | 20 ms |
| Microphone array | 4 microphones, 16 kHz | 4 microphones, 48 kHz |
| Tilt-motor | Available, ±27° [107] | Not available |
| Temperature | Weak correlation | Strong correlation |
| More distance | Less accuracy | Same accuracy |
| Striped depth image | Increases with depth | No stripes on image |
| Depth precision | Higher | Less |
| Flying pixels | Not present | Present if surface is not flat |
| Environment color | Depth estimation unaffected | Affects depth estimation |
| Multipath interference | Not present | Present |
| Angles affect precision | No | No |
| Precision decreasing | Second order polynomial | No math. behavior |