More PlayStation Eye details revealed, to retail for US$ 39.99 on October 23

 

The PlayStation Eye is certainly making a huge coming to the Sony PlayStation 3, with great-looking titles such as Eye of Judgment and Trials of Topog heralding its arrival. But do we really know what sets the PlayStation Eye apart from other cameras, as well as its predecessor the EyeToy camera? To get us up to speed, the guys over at the official PlayStation Blog gave a crash course on what makes the PlayStation Eye so awesome.

So what makes it different from the EyeToy? First off, the PlayStation Eye is built to perform well on low-light conditions – so while having some illumination would certainly be great, it doesn’t affect the camera’s output much even when there’s not much light around. It also has two zoom settings with fixed focus which means that the camera takes care of the focusing itself. Neat!

How about resolution and framerate? Sony’s taken care of that as well, with the Eye engineered to display crisp 640 x 380 resolution at a staggering 60 frames per second. Very nice.

But what’s best about the PlayStation Eye is that it also has a built-in 4-microphone array that allows Sony PlayStation 3 owners to enjoy in-game voice chat and online AV Chat, with the entire feature designed so that it picks up your voice while canceling out background noise. Not only does this eliminate the need for headsets, but it also gives a clearer audio link between users. Add to that the smooth framerate and resolution, and you have the ultimate webcam.

And Sony has more for the PlayStation Eye, it seems – namely, the EyeCreate software. Soon to be a free downloadable application on the PlayStation Network, EyeCreate lets users edit, save, and share the video clips they’ve made with the PlayStation Eye. And not just video, but photo and audio recordings too. Definitely awesome.

So, interested on the PlayStation Eye? You should be, and you can pick up the little gadget by itself, besides the ones bundled with games, for only US$ 39.99 a pop starting on October 23. In the meantime, watch out for more updates!

 

The PlayStation Eye is certainly making a huge coming to the Sony PlayStation 3, with great-looking titles such as Eye of Judgment and Trials of Topog heralding its arrival. But do we really know what sets the PlayStation Eye apart from other cameras, as well as its predecessor the EyeToy camera? To get us up to speed, the guys over at the official PlayStation Blog gave a crash course on what makes the PlayStation Eye so awesome.

So what makes it different from the EyeToy? First off, the PlayStation Eye is built to perform well on low-light conditions – so while having some illumination would certainly be great, it doesn’t affect the camera’s output much even when there’s not much light around. It also has two zoom settings with fixed focus which means that the camera takes care of the focusing itself. Neat!

How about resolution and framerate? Sony’s taken care of that as well, with the Eye engineered to display crisp 640 x 380 resolution at a staggering 60 frames per second. Very nice.

But what’s best about the PlayStation Eye is that it also has a built-in 4-microphone array that allows Sony PlayStation 3 owners to enjoy in-game voice chat and online AV Chat, with the entire feature designed so that it picks up your voice while canceling out background noise. Not only does this eliminate the need for headsets, but it also gives a clearer audio link between users. Add to that the smooth framerate and resolution, and you have the ultimate webcam.

And Sony has more for the PlayStation Eye, it seems – namely, the EyeCreate software. Soon to be a free downloadable application on the PlayStation Network, EyeCreate lets users edit, save, and share the video clips they’ve made with the PlayStation Eye. And not just video, but photo and audio recordings too. Definitely awesome.

So, interested on the PlayStation Eye? You should be, and you can pick up the little gadget by itself, besides the ones bundled with games, for only US$ 39.99 a pop starting on October 23. In the meantime, watch out for more updates!