Sony today announced the PlayStation4 Eye, a newly developed camera for PS4 that incorporates two high-sensitive cameras that have wide-angle lenses with 85-degree diagonal angle views which can recognize the depth of space precisely. This enables PlayStation4 Eye to cut out the image of the player from the background, or to grasp players’ position in front and behind, further broadening the ways to enjoy games. Incorporated four microphones are also capable of accurate sound detection and source origination. In addition, users will be able to login to their PS4 with face recognition and are capable of using their own body movements or voices to enjoy games more intuitively. Furthermore, PlayStation4 Eye senses the color of DUALSHOCK4‘s light bar to judge the positions of multiple players, and set characters in the same positions or let a character talk to a particular player, enabling players to enjoy games in new way. PlayStation4 Eye also supports PlayStationMove motion controller. It detects the motion of PS Move more precisely, and reflects players’ in-game motion more accurately than ever.
SCE will announce new details of PS4 and its robust lineup of games from 3rd party developers and publishers, the independent gaming community and SCE Worldwide Studios, as well as further enhancements to the entire PlayStation ecosystem between now and the holiday 2013 launch.
Specifications
| External Dimension | Approx. 186mm x 27mm x 27mm (width x height x depth)
(tentative) |
| Weight | Approx. 183g (tentative) |
| Video Pixel | (Maximum) 1280 x 800 pixel x 2 |
| Video Frame Rate | 1280×800 pixel @ 60fps
640×400 pixel @ 120fps 320×192 pixel @ 240fps |
| Video Format | RAW, YUV (uncompressed) |
| Lens | Dual Lenses, F value/F2.0 fixed focus |
| Capture Range | 30cm～∞ |
| Field-of-View | 85° |
| Microphone | 4 Channel Microphone Array |
| Connection Type | PS4 dedicated connector (AUX connector) |
| Cable Length | Approx. 2m (tentative) |
