Installing and Using the Kinect Sensor

Installing the Kinect for Windows SDK

Download the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Kinect for Windows SDK at http://research.microsoft.com/kinectsdk

Kinect Hardware Basics

The Kinect Sensor consists of the following:

RGB Camera – A regular video camera that has a resolution of 640x480 at 30 frames per second

3D Depth Sensors – This is a combination of a depth projector (left reticule) and sensor (right reticule) to calculate distance. For more information, see the Tech behind Kinect video

Motorized Tilt – The motorized tilt enables you to adjust the camera up or down 27 degrees to ensure that the camera has the best possible view of you

Multi-Array Microphone – A four-microphone array that is mounted as a single microphone in Windows

Device manager

After installing the Kinect for Windows SDK and plugging in the Kinect to a USB port on your computer. Click Control Panel –> Device Manager. You should see Microsoft Kinect as shown below

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