The Xbox Live Vision camera was announced at E3 2006 and was released in North America on September 19, 2006, and Europe and Asia on October 2, 2006 (November 2, 2006 in Japan) . There are many games which have camera functionality included, some of which are: Uno , TotemBall , Burnout Paradise (only during online play, when you are taken down and the camera sends a picture of you at the moment of being taken down), Texas Hold'em , Spyglass Board Games , Pinball FX , Hardwood Backgammon , Hardwood Hearts and Hardwood Spades . For a full list see main article. The ability to create an in-game representation of a player is possible using this camera and a suitable game, similar to Sony's EyeToy for the PS2. The retail games Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas and Vegas 2 allow players to create an in-game version of their face with this feature. The dashboard software released on June 13, 2006 added an option in the system tab to support its functions.
Overview
The camera can be used for video chat, personalized gamer pictures, in-game video chat, and still pictures. The camera features 640 × 480 video at 30 fps and is capable of taking still images at 1.3 megapixels. It allows for video chat and picture messages using an Xbox Live Gold Subscription with video effects along with in-game compatibility. Certain games allow a digital zoom of 2x or 4x while video chatting.
It also features three camera effects, in which the currently captured video image is overlaid on the dashboard background. The three effects are 'watery', 'edgy', and 'dotty'. The camera uses a standard USB 2.0 connection and is also Windows (XP and newer) and Mac OS X (v10.4.9 and newer) compatible.
The Xbox Live Vision Camera was announced at E3 2006 and released in North America on September 19, 2006, following a 1-month pre-launch period in which Toys "R" Us stores in New York City and Los Angeles sold them to build up hype. It was released in Europe and Asia on October 6, 2006, and November 2, 2006 in Japan.
PC compatibility
Using its USB 2.0 connection, the Vision Camera is compatible with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (32-bit only), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit, although 64-bit is not confirmed by Microsoft). Because the Vision Camera lacks audio input, a microphone can be additionally connected to the computer. Drivers are not included with the Vision Camera but must be downloaded by Windows when prompted. One problem with using the Vision cam on the PC is that it will only take pictures but not record videos, unless you download supported software.
Mac OS X 10.4.9 added support for the USB "video class" group of peripherals, which includes the Vision Camera. The Vision Camera works in iChat, Photo Booth, and other applications that use Quicktime for video display, such as Skype. A USB 2.0 connection is also mandatory.
PlayStation 3 compatibility
The Vision Camera is also compatible with the Sony PlayStation 3 (requires firmware 1.54).
Compatible games
In-Game Video Support
- Battlezone_(2008_video_game)
- Band of Bugs
- Bankshot Billiards 2
- Bomberman LIVE
- Burnout Paradise - Photo taken after takedown occurs. A photo is also taken if the player wins an online race event.
- Carcassonne
- Chessmaster LIVE
- Civilization Revolution
- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
- Domino Master
- Duke Nukem 3D (in lobbies)
- Gin Rummy
- Hardwood Backgammon
- Hardwood Hearts
- Hardwood Spades
- Lost Cities
- Pinball FX
- Rocky and Bulwinkle
- Soltrio Solitaire
- Spyglass Board Games
- Texas Hold 'em - 4 person video chat.
- Ticket to Ride
- Uno - 4 person video chat.
- Uno Rush - 4 person video chat.
- Vigilante 8 Arcade
- Warlords
- Wits and Wagers
- Word Puzzle
Controller Functionality
- Pinball FX
- TotemBall
- Rayman Raving Rabbids
- You're in the Movies
Face Mapping Support (Digimask)
- FIFA 10
- FaceBreaker
- Fight Night Round 4
- Football Manager 2007
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
- World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets
Other
- Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
See also
- Xbox 360 components and accessories
- EyeToy
- PlayStation Eye
- Project Natal
References
- ^ Erratum: Xbox Live Vision Camera date - Xbox Lives Major Nelson
- ^ Engadget & Joystiq's live coverage of Microsoft's Xbox 360 E3 event - Joystiq
- ^ "Microsoft Support - How to connect an Xbox LIVE Vision camera to your Windows XP SP2 computer". 2009-07-16 . http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925384 . Retrieved 2010-01-05 .
- ^ "Driver update for Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera". 2006-04-04 . http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=3bdb30f4-f158-47b3-b872-031ace5f4c8c . Retrieved 2010-01-05 .
- ^ "Driver update for Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Vision Security Method 3". 2006-04-04 . http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=70b7c0c1-a71d-4bdb-8a67-0d342cb31b1c . Retrieved 2010-01-05 .
- ^ a b "Xbox Peripherals driver update for Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera". 2007-10-19 . http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=fbd892d8-960c-4cc6-aa59-9746fc6055be . Retrieved 2010-01-05 .
- ^ a b "Xbox Peripherals driver update for Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Vision Security Method 3". 2007-10-19 . http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=0727fc00-5a54-4c07-b9ef-846e28450fce . Retrieved 2010-01-05 .
- ^ "Windows Vista Compatibility Center - Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Vision (32-bit)". 2010-01-05 . http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-vista/Details.aspx?type=Hardware&p=Xbox%20360%20Live%20Vision&v=Microsoft&uid=&pf=1&pi=4&s=Zen%20Vision&os=32-bit . Retrieved 2010-01-05 .
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