Go!Cam
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Digital camera
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peripheral
Peripheral
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by Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment
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for the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
handheld video game system. In Japan
Japan
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, the PSP-300 was released as the Chotto Shot (ちょっとショット "Quick Shot") on November 2, 2006. In Singapore
Singapore
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, the PSP Camera released in the same year. For PAL
PAL
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territories, it is named the Go!Cam and was released May 25, 2007. A lower resolution version, the PSP-450x, was introduced in 2009. The PSP-450x camera was released in North America bundled with Invizimals
Invizimals
Invizimals is a PlayStation Portable augmented reality video game developed by Novarama, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is a collectible creature game, and is bundled with the PSP's camera attachment on launch....
on October 12th, 2010, and was also bundled with EyePet
EyePet
EyePet is a game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, developed by London Studio and Playlogic Game Factory. The original PlayStation 3 version was released in Europe on 23 October 2009 and in Australia on 27 October 2009. This version of EyePet was originally scheduled to be released in...
on November 2nd, 2010.The Go Cam should be bought and registered on or before the 13th of February 2011 for only middle east customers (the date has been extended by sony)to download the free Go Edit software.
The camera mounts on top of the PSP via the USB connection slot and a screw. It can take still photographs and record video with audio. The microphone can also be used with the Talkman
Talkman
Talkman is a program developed by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation Portable video game console. It is a voice-activated translation software application that operates in four languages Japanese, English, Korean, and Chinese .The name "Talkman" is a reference to Sony's Walkman...
program and others.
PSP-300
The PSP-300 is a silver 1.3 megapixel camera, similar to cameras found in cellular phones. It can record video at up to 480x272 at 30 frame/s and take photographs at up to 1280x960. It requires Official Firmware 2.82 or later.| PSP-300 | |
|---|---|
| Photo resolutions | Video resolutions |
| 320x240 (QVGA) | 320x240 15 frame/s |
| 320x240 30 frame/s | |
| 480x272 | 480x272 15 frame/s |
| 480x272 30 frame/s | |
| 640x480 (VGA) | |
| 1280x960 (SXGA) |
PSP-450x
On October 12, 2010, when InvizimalsInvizimals
Invizimals is a PlayStation Portable augmented reality video game developed by Novarama, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is a collectible creature game, and is bundled with the PSP's camera attachment on launch....
was released, it came bundled with a new, redesigned PSP camera, model PSP-450x, which is a 0.3 megapixel camera taking photographs at a maximum resolution of 640x480 and video at up to 480x272 at 30 frame/s. The PSP-450x requires Official Firmware 6.00 or later.
| PSP-450x | |
|---|---|
| Photo resolutions | Video resolutions |
| 320x240 (QVGA) | 320x240 15 frame/s |
| 320x240 30 frame/s | |
| 480x272 | 480x272 15 frame/s |
| 480x272 30 frame/s | |
| 640x480 (VGA) |
Editing software
The Chotto Shot camera comes with a UMDUniversal Media Disc
The Universal Media Disc is an optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on their PlayStation Portable handheld gaming and multimedia platform...
used to edit photos and video clips, though the UMD
Universal Media Disc
The Universal Media Disc is an optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on their PlayStation Portable handheld gaming and multimedia platform...
is in Japanese, so non-Japanese users who imported it might have difficulty using the software.
The Go!Cam camera does not come with a UMD but instead has an available download for it called Go!Edit. Go!Edit is a program that enables extended usage of the Go!Cam and includes features that enable pictures and videos to be edited. Go!Edit requires PSP system firmware of 3.40 or above to be used. The Go!Edit download and manual is available at: http://www.yourpsp.com/goedit/download-en_gb?.html. Aside from English, the Go!Edit program is also available in Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French, Suomi (Finnish), Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish, all available for download from http://yourpsp.com/goedit/.
The PSP camera can use firmware version 3.09 or higher to take photographs or videos with English
English language
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on-screen instructions. Users can do so by selecting "CAMERA" under the "PHOTO" menu. Once taken, the photo or video will then be saved to the user’s Memory Stick
Memory Stick
Memory Stick is a removable flash memory card format, launched by Sony in October 1998, and is also used in general to describe the whole family of Memory Sticks...
. Saved videos can be uploaded to the Internet from any wireless connection.
Video recording length
Go!Edit videos can only be taken for a length of 15 seconds and then edited; however, accessing the camera through the XMB menu means the video recording length depends on the size of your Memory Stick. Also note that video quality can be changed, so the lower the quality, the longer the recording time and vice-versa.Using the best quality setting (480x272 and Fine quality), one-and-a-half hours of video can be recorded on a 4 GB Memory Stick Duo.