Say cheese: Details on the PSP Camera and GPS Receiver

Back in May, a funny little attachment which appeared to be a camera was seen on top of a PSP at the E3. Last month, pictures showed the same attachment, along with its cousin, the GPS receiver, was again found floating around on the internet. And now…they’re official and soon to be for sale.

At the moment, the PSP camera has finally been unveiled and is set to hit retail stores in Japan by November 2, 2006 for Â¥5000 (around $ 43) a pop. Dubbed as the “Chotto Shot” (“Little Shot”), the camera will come with its own software and a carrying case. It can capture still images at either 480×272 or 640×480 resolutions, while videos can be recorded at 480×272 at 30 frames per second for as long as 15 seconds. Using the software “Chotto Shot Edit”, you can then apply borders, effects, decorations, background music, and captions to your photos and videos among other things, and all on your PSP. You can then share your pictures and footage with friends via ad hoc mode.

As for the GPS unit, it will retail for ¥ 6000 (around $51) by December 7th but will not come with any software.

View specs for the camera and GPC receiver after the jump!

Back in May, a funny little attachment which appeared to be a camera was seen on top of a PSP at the E3. Last month, pictures showed the same attachment, along with its cousin, the GPS receiver, was again found floating around on the internet. And now…they’re official and soon to be for sale.

At the moment, the PSP camera has finally been unveiled and is set to hit retail stores in Japan by November 2, 2006 for Â¥5000 (around $ 43) a pop. Dubbed as the “Chotto Shot” (“Little Shot”), the camera will come with its own software and a carrying case. It can capture still images at either 480×272 or 640×480 resolutions, while videos can be recorded at 480×272 at 30 frames per second for as long as 15 seconds. Using the software “Chotto Shot Edit”, you can then apply borders, effects, decorations, background music, and captions to your photos and videos among other things, and all on your PSP. You can then share your pictures and footage with friends via ad hoc mode.

As for the GPS unit, it will retail for ¥ 6000 (around $51) by December 7th but will not come with any software.

Camera Specs

• Product Name: Camera
• Number: PSP-300
• Effective Resolution: 1.31 million pixels (note that actual recording resolution will vary depending on software used)
• Lens: Wide Angle Lens F2.8 f=28mm (35mm conversion)
• Recording Distance Standard Mode: 40cm ~ ∞ / Macro Mode Available (Macro Mode Minimum Recording Distance: 7cm)
• Zoom: Digital Zoom
• Recording Format: Still Image: JPEG / Video: Motion JPEG
• Audio Input: Monaural Microphone Linear PCM
• Dimensions: 45 x 27.3 x 16mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 15g

GPS Receiver Specs

• Product Name: GPS Receiver
• Number: PSP-290
• Release Date: December 7th (Thursday)
• Suggested Retail Price: 6,000 yen (5,715 yen before tax)
• Reception Frequency: 1575.42MHz (L1 ban, C/A code)
• Reception System: 20 Channel
• Reception Sensitivity: Following: -153dBm
• Captured: -140dBm
• Position Renew Interval: ~1 second
• Positioning Precision: 5m (2DRAMS, -130dBm)
• External Dimensions: 45 x 41 x 17mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 16g
• Contents: GPS Receiver x 1, Case x 1