PlayStation Eye

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The PlayStation Eye
Specifications[1]
Platform: PlayStation 3
Interface: USB 2.0
Connector: USB Type-A plug
Resolution: 640×480 pixels @ 60 Hz
320x240 pixels @ 120 Hz

The PlayStation Eye (trademarked PLAYSTATION Eye) is a digital camera device for the PlayStation 3 video game console, and the successor to the EyeToy for the PlayStation 2.

The peripheral was launched in a bundle with The Eye of Judgment in the United States on October 23, 2007,[2] in Japan and Australia on October 25, 2007[3][4] and in Europe on October 26, 2007[5][6]

The PlayStation Eye was also released as a stand-alone product in United States,[7] Europe,[5] and Australia.[8] EyeToy designer Richard Marks stated that the EyeToy was used as a model for the rough cost design.[9]

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[edit] Features

[edit] Camera

The PlayStation Eye is capable of capturing standard video with frame rates of 60 hertz at a 640x480 pixel resolution, and 120 hertz at 320x240 pixels,[1] which is "four times the resolution" and "two times the frame-rate" of the EyeToy, according to Sony.[10]

The PlayStation Eye also has "two times the sensitivity" of the EyeToy,[10] with Sony collaborating with sensor chip partner OmniVision Technologies on a sensor chip design using larger sensor pixels, allowing for more effective low-light operation.[9] Sony states that the PlayStation Eye can produce "reasonable quality video" under the illumination provided by a television set.[10]

The camera features a two-setting adjustable fixed focus zoom lens. Selected manually by rotating the lens barrel, the PlayStation Eye can be set to a 56-degree field of view similar to that of the EyeToy,[10] for close-up framing in chat applications, or a 75-degree field of view for long shot framing in interactive physical gaming applications.[1]

The PlayStation Eye is capable of outputting video to the console uncompressed,[1] with "no compression artifacts"[10]; or with optional JPEG compression.[1]

[edit] Microphone

The PlayStation Eye features a built-in four-capsule[1] microphone array, with which the PlayStation 3 can employ[10] technologies for multi-directional voice location tracking, echo cancellation, and background noise suppression. This allows the peripheral to be used for speech recognition and audio chat in noisy environments without the use of a headset.[1] The PlayStation Eye microphone array operates with each channel processing 16-bit samples at a sampling rate of 48 kilohertz, and a signal-to-noise ratio of 90 decibels.[1]

[edit] Applications

In addition to gaming-oriented uses, Sony has stated that the PlayStation Eye will also feature applications for tasks such as interactive communication and content creation (e.g. movie-making and video blogging). An AV Chat feature has been revealed which allows for audio-visual chat with anyone on a user's PlayStation Network friends list (up to six at once[11]). Additional free content and activities are planned for release via the PlayStation Network.[7]

[edit] EyeCreate

The PlayStation Eye features free EyeCreate video editing software,[5] which enables users to capture pictures,[7] video, and audio clips directly to the memory unit of the PlayStation 3 console. EyeCreate features a variety of different capturing modes, including stop motion[12] and time-lapse.[1] Through the software, users can edit, save, and share their own custom images, movies, and audio content.[7]

Video and audio files produced on the PlayStation 3 with the PlayStation Eye are written in a proprietary format which is currently user-accessible only through EyeCreate.[10] When questioned about support for other formats, Marks stated in April 2007 that "future formats are still being discussed."[9] In the release version of EyeCreate, videos created using the program can be exported as MPEG-4 files for use outside PlayStation 3 consoles.

[edit] PlayStation Motion Controller

Main article: PlayStation Motion Controller

On June 2, 2009, Sony revealed a prototype of the PlayStation Motion Controller, a motion-sensing controller for the PlayStation 3, which consists of two wand units, and uses the PlayStation Eye to track their positions in three dimensions through special illuminated orbs at the ends. In development by Sony, the PlayStation Motion Controller is targeted for release in Spring 2010.[13]

[edit] Compatible games

The following are some PlayStation 3 games with camera functionality, some of which may not be specifically developed for the PlayStation Eye. The Playstation Eye does not support EyeToy compatible Playstation 2 games

2009

2008

2007

[edit] PC drivers

While there is no official driver from Sony to run the PlayStation Eye on personal computers, there are community-supported drivers available.

A working driver for Windows XP and Vista can be downloaded from http://alexpopovich.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/sony-ps3eye-camera-directshow-capture-source-filter/

A working driver for MacOS can be downloaded from http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/

There is support for the camera in linux kernel 2.6.29 ""Linux kernel commit"". http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fbb4c6d20f29f2b10daad31cc6238d91f93d70d4. . There is also drivers for earlier kernels ""Linux PS3 Eye camera drivers&utils (Updated 23/04/2009)"". http://kaswy.free.fr/?q=node/38#ps3. .

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "PLAYSTATIONEye Brings Next-Generation Communication to PLAYSTATION3". us.playstation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment America. April 26, 2007. http://www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/396. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. 
  2. ^ a b Valledor, Mark (September 20, 2007). "5 Things You *Don’t* Know: THE EYE OF JUDGMENT". PlayStation.Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/09/20/5-things-you-dont-know-the-eye-of-judgment/. Retrieved on 2007-08-25. 
  3. ^ "The Eye of Judgment（アイ・オブ・ジャッジメント） Biolith Rebellion ～機神の叛乱～" (Adobe Flash). jp.playstation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment. http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/eoj/. Retrieved on 2007-08-25. 
  4. ^ "Eye of Judgment". au.playstation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment. http://au.playstation.com/games_media/games/ps3/e/eyejudgment.jhtml. Retrieved on 2007-10-12. 
  5. ^ a b c d "PlayStation Eye to launch on November 7". Sony Computer Entertainment. http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/16-10-2007-6690.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-26. 
  6. ^ "PlayStation Eye Street Date". SPOnG. SPOnG. October 16, 2007. http://news.spong.com/article/14038. Retrieved on 2007-10-18. 
  7. ^ a b c d Stocker, Sarah (October 10, 2007). "PlayStation Eye, A Little More Info…". PlayStation.Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/10/10/playstation-eye-a-little-more-info/. Retrieved on 2007-10-11. 
  8. ^ "PLAYSTATION Eye". au.playstation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment. http://au.playstation.com/ps3/hw/playstation3eye.jhtml. Retrieved on 2007-10-12. 
  9. ^ a b c Croal, N'Gai (April 30, 2007). "Geek Out: The Playstation Eye is Nearly Upon Us. Dr. Richard Marks Takes Us Behind the Scenes of its Birth.". N'Gai Croal's Level Up. Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2007-05-01. http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2007/04/30/geek-out-the-playstation-eye-is-nearly-upon-us-dr-richard-marks-takes-us-behind-the-scenes-of-its-birth.aspx. Retrieved on 2007-05-01. 
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i "PlayStation Eye - Q+A". Three Speech. ThreeSpeech.com. April 26, 2007. http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=394. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. 
  11. ^ "PLAYSTATIONEye". PlayStation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment America. http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Accessories/SCPH-98047. Retrieved on 2007-10-26. 
  12. ^ Lutton, Greg (October 11, 2007). "EyeCreate in Action" (Flash Video). PlayStation.Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment America. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/10/11/eyecreate-in-action/. Retrieved on 2007-10-13. 
  13. ^ "Sony Press Conference". GameSpot. http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/sony-e3/. Retrieved on June 2, 2009. 
  14. ^ "EA Revs Up Burnout Paradise With Innovation and Style" (PDF). Electronic Arts. September 21, 2007. 2. http://www.info.ea.com/news/pr/pr1007.pdf#page=2. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 
  15. ^ Features | Rainbow Six Vegas 2 | Ubisoft
  16. ^ PlayStation® Global
  17. ^ "Playstation Store Update (Playstation Blog)". http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/01/17/playstation-store-update-18/. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 
  18. ^ a b "The future of PLAYSTATION Network revealed". uk.playstation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. August 24, 2007. http://uk.playstation.com/ps3/news/articles/detail/store2/item76393/. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 
  19. ^ "Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08". info.ea.com. Electronic Arts. http://www.info.ea.com/products/title.php?id=821. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 
  20. ^ Mason, Kevin (July 16, 2007). "Your SingStar Questions Answered!". SingStar developer blog. IGN. http://blogs.ign.com/Sony_SingStar/2007/07/16/60444/. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 
  21. ^ Facial import

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