Microsoft Releases New Kinect Details

Venture Beat, IDG quote Microsoft releasing more details about the new Kinect ToF camera in its presentation at Stanford University:

• The new Kinect is based on Canesta technology
• The ToF sensor resolution is 512 x 424, said to be much higher than in the previous generation Kinect
• Ambient light is better suppressed than before
• The camera has 70-degree FOV
• Depth range is from 0.8m to 4.2m
• Can detect objects as small as 2.5cm
• The new sensor's latency is 20ms, said to be much shorter than in previous generation Kinect