Vison Vs Eye

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Good news PS3 fanboys, the new Eye Toy will be out this summer. But how will it compare to the competition? Here is a quick run down on the difference between the Microsoft Live Vision Camera and the PS3 Eye toy.



Microsoft Live Camera.


The Xbox Live Vision Camera features:
USB 2.0 support
VGA resolutions (640 x 480) video capture at 30 frames per second
Digital still captures at 1.3 megapixels
Support for both the Xbox 360 and Windows XP systems

You can purchase the camera in two different packages.

The first package is just the regular Xbox Live Vision Camera and it comes with:
Xbox Live Vision Camera
One month trial Xbox Live Gold Membership
Xbox 360 Headset
Games UNO and TotemBall

The second package is the Xbox Live Vision Gold Pack which features:
Everything above AND
Twelve month Xbox Live Gold Subscription
200 Marketplace Points
Robotron 2084
The regular Xbox Live Vision sells for $39.99 while the Xbox Live Vision Gold Pack sells for
$79.99.

So far they are only a few games out there that support Live Camera.

-In-Game Video Support:
Bankshot Billiards 2
Burnout 5
Carcassonne
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Hardwood Backgammon
Hardwood Hearts
Hardwood Spades
Pinball FX
Texas Hold'Em (future update) [3]
UNO

-Controller Functionality:
Pinball FX
TotemBall
Rayman Raving Rabbids

-Face Mapping Support:
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Football Manager 2007

I personally have not used my Vision Cam as much as I would like to, the only game that I have that gets a good workout is UNO. The picture quality is pretty good in a well lit room. If your room is lacking light you may be somewhat disspointed. With little light I think the camera fails in a major way. It very easy to set up, plug and play. When you attached it to your 360 you will notice that your background at the start up menu will have really some cool ripple effects with a image of whatever the camera is capturing, its cool but wears off pretty fast.

I would like to see more games utilize this in a more constructive manner. For example:

-Give me the option to customize my fighter with a head to toe image of me.

-Let me Face Map on all my games I want to be in Gears of War. How hard can this be?

-I would like the ability to create my own little anything using my Live Vision Camera and post it on live.

-I would like more effects: Slow Mo/Motion Blur/and whatever neat camera ticks you can thrown in.

-Implement it to more sports games. I would like to see a virtual me good from dud to stud in Madden. *Tiger Woods 08 will be compable with the Vison Cam

PS3 Eyetoy

Sony has announced that their next gen Eye camera will be launched in Europe this summer. Picking up where the EyeToy left off, the new device is custom built for the PS3 and works as an accessory for voice, video chat and online gaming. It’s a pretty slick looking device as well. PlayStation say it’s designed specifically to work with the next generation of social gaming titles and new services being developed for PS3. Key features of the PlayStation Eye include:

• A sophisticated microphone with the ability to reduce background noise and focus on the spoken word for smoother, more accurate speech recognition and transfer

• The ability to capture videos and audio clips directly to your PS3’s hard disk drive

• Engineered to perform well even in low-light conditions

• A range of different capturing modes, including slow motion and time-lapse

• Faster frame rate for improved tracking, responsiveness and smoothness

• Two position zoom lens for close-up and full body options

• A range of eye-catching visual effects to apply to photos and videos

• Bundled with EyeCreate™ editing software, which allows users to save and edit photos, video and audio clips

Here’s some more specific info on the PlayStation Eye

EyeCreate softwareEyeCreate editing software, bundled free with PLAYSTATION Eye allows you to save photos, video and audio clips to your PS3 hard disk drive and apply eye-catching visual effects to your images. Different capture modes like time-lapse and slow motion open up a world of possibilities to be explored further in EyeCreate’s editing suite, where you can turn your media into professional looking movies.

New microphone functionsAn all-new four microphone array, incorporating multidirectional voice location tracking, enhanced echo cancelling and background noise suppression allows for clear audio chat in even the most noisy of environments, without the need to hold or wear a headset.

Next-generation camera features A frame rate of up to 120 frames per second allows for super-smooth video and sophisticated low-light operation means that the room doesn’t have to be brightly lit for the camera to deliver crisp, perfectly exposed video. The adjustable zoom lens features a 56º field of view to capture head and shoulders action for close-in audio-visual chat, and a 75º field of view to capture the whole body for a fully physical gaming experience.

Technical Specifications:• 4 channel audio input:16 bits/channel, 48kHz, SNR 90db• 56º to 75º Field of View zoom lens• 2.1

The PS3 Eyetoy sound s very interesting, I hope to see many revolutionary ways we can be part of a game in the near future.