Kinect Azure DK notes

Kinect Azure Sensor notes

• Download from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kinect-dk/sensor-sdk-download
• Docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kinect-dk/

Main features

• IR camera
• Depth image from IR (near or wide FOV options)
• RGB camera up to 2160 res (1080p for 30fps)
• Very good alignment of depth & RGB image for cloud
• 7 microphones for directional audio
• Accelerometer & gyroscope
• Sync signal for multiple cameras without interference
• Sensor SDK, Body tracking SDK, for windows & linux

Quick debug: use the Kinect Azure Viewer app in the SDK to look at the IR, depth, RGB streams etc. With that, I found that the best textured pointcloud was from the NFOV binned depth mode, the 1080p video mode (30fps), and with automatic exposure & white balance disabled.