subject: Playstation Eye For Playstation 3 [print this page] Before Microsoft and Nintendo ever got serious with tracking motion based features for gaming, PlayStation had already been in the market with the EyeToy for PlayStation 2. The popular accessory got an upgrade for the PlayStation 3, dubbed the PlayStation Eye, which features more sensitivity and faster feedback.
Trumpeting the bigger and better' horn, the PlayStation Eye claims to record 640480 pixels video at 120 Hz twice that of EyeToy.
The camera features a two-settings 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, for close-up framing in chart applications, or a 75 degree field of they for long pint framing in interactive physical gaming applications.
The PlayStation Eye also has a built-in microprocessor that can be used for voice tracking and backgroundooh suppression, and most importantly, audio chat! Because of its high sensitivity in tracking the uses's voice, the PlayStation Eye can easily replace a headset as you mike of choice.
It features EyeCreate video editing software, which enables users to capture pictures, videos, and audio clips directly to the memory unit of the PlayStation 3 console. EyeCreate features a variety of different capturing modes, including stop-motion and time-lapse. Through the software, users can edit, save, and share their own custom images, movies, and audio content.Since the PlayStation 3 was always meant to take over the computer, the introduction of a PlayStation Eyewas only a matter of time, as without it.
