Depth Sensors Comparison

Kinect Sensors Support

Kinect 2 for Windows

Kinect for Xbox One

Microsoft Kinect for Windows

Kinect 2 for Windows and Kinect for Xbox One is the same sensor. Kinect 2 has higher resolution compared to first generation Kinect sensor. Detailed comparison:

Device	Pros	Cons
Kinect 2 for Windows / Kinect for Xbox One	Higher resolution of depth and RGB video Low mutual sensors interference More tolerant to lighting conditions Better tracking quality can be expected (but the difference with first generation Kinect is not dramatic)	Requires USB 3.0 controller Only single sensor on one PC is supported by Microsoft Kinect SDK 2 Works only on Windows 8 / 8.1
Kinect for Windows	Ensures tracking quality comparable with Kinect 2, but hardware requirements are not so strong Requires USB 2.0 controller Works on Windows 8 / 7 / Vista SP2	Lower resolution Less tolerant to lighting conditions Higher mutual interference of sensors leads to more noise in case of using several sensors

Obsolete Sensors

iPi Recorder also supports obsolete sensors, currently unavailable for purchase: iPi Recorder officially supports ASUS Xtion and ASUS Xtion Live devices (and also PRO modifications for developers), and PrimeSense Carmine 1.08.

ASUS Xtion Live

ASUS Xtion

PrimeSense Carmine 1.08