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Know the Kinect

There are two versions of Kinect available from the Kit Room, Kinect for Windows V2 and Azure Kinect. The functionality is mostly the same, with some difference in specs and formfactor. Kinect for Windows V2 is setup up and installed in the Darklab.

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Kinect for Windows V2

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Azure Kinect

Kinect can do:

  • Skeletal tracking in 3D space with human body joints
  • Depth image
  • Spatial audio recording

Kinect can’t do:

  • High precision motion capture
  • Hand/Face tracking (with only native Kinect SDK)

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