Kinect Technical Specifications

Full technical details of the Kinect for Xbox 360

  • Colour VGA Motion Camera: 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
  • Depth Camera: 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
  • Array of 4 microphones supporting single speaker voice recognition
  • Revolutionary technology that includes body recognition
  • Colour and depth-sensing lenses
  • Voice microphone array
  • Tilt motor for sensor adjustment
  • Fully compatible with existing Xbox 360 consoles
  • Field of View
    • Horizontal field of view: 57 degrees
    • Vertical field of view: 43 degrees
    • Physical tilt range: ± 27 degrees
    • Depth sensor range: 1.2m - 3.5m
  • Data Streams
    • 320x240 16-bit depth @ 30 frames/sec
    • 640x480 32-bit colour@ 30 frames/sec
    • 16-bit audio @ 16 kHz
  • Skeletal Tracking System
  • Tracks up to 6 people, including 2 active players
  • Tracks 20 joints per active player
  • Ability to map active players to LIVE Avatars
  • Audio System
  • LIVE party chat and in-game voice chat (requires Xbox LIVE Gold Membership)
  • Echo cancellation system enhances voice input
  • Speech recognition in multiple