PSP : GPS and camera pricing announced!

**happy_mak** · August 31st, 2006, 10:26

The GPS and camera accessories for PSP have their details being spelled out on famitsu.com site

Camera - (Chotto-shot)
Launch date November 2
Price 5000 yen ($42USD )
Can take still JPEG shots and for video it is Motion-JPEG
Has only digital zoom
weighs 15g

GPS receiver :
Launch date December 7
Price 6000 yen ($50 USD)

What more one can edit the images taken by the camera on the PSP itself with various(?) effects as per the article

Source: famitsu.com

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IGN updated with this news:

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has at last unveiled final details for its two upcoming PSP peripherals, both of which were first shown to the world back in April. Both the PSP camera and GPS Receiver will see Japanese release on 12/7, the company announced today.

The camera will be fully known in Japan as the "Chotto Shot." 5,000 yen will get you the camera and a case. The 15 gram device measures 45 by 27.3 by 17mm and fixes to the USB slot atop your PSP.
For still shots, the camera offers 1.31 megapixel of resolution, allowing for stills of either 480x272 or 640x480. The camera can take shots from distances of 40cm and up, or you can switch to macro mode for taking pictures from 7cm away. A digital zoom feature lets you zoom in on the scene before snapping away. Shots are saved in the JPEG format.

When taking movies, the camera is capable of 30fps video at 480x272 resolution, although you're limited to 15 seconds of footage at a time. Once you've taken a video, you can edit with 74 different effects. You can also add add background music, although the unit has has a monaural microphone capable of recording linear PCM directly. Footage can be viewed directly on the PSP, or you can convert it to AVI and transfer it to a PC through Memory Stick. The native format for the movies is Motion JPEG.

The GPS receiver is 16 grams and measures 45 by 41 by 17mm. It takes one second to refresh your current position, and has an accuracy of 5 meters. The 6,000 yen accessory includes a case.

While the GPS receiver will be sold by itself, you'll have to pair it up with a separately purchased piece of software in order to actually use it. Currently, four compatible titles have been announced for the peripheral, Sega's Homestar Portable planetarium software, Sony's own Minna no Golf Ba, Konami's Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and Edea's mysterious "Navigation Software." These titles will be on display at the Tokyo Game Show in late September.

Sony has yet to announce release details for the American versions of these peripherals.

**BiddySlayer** · August 31st, 2006, 14:21

After all that waiting they both look really cheap and poorly designed.

**doggy** · August 31st, 2006, 14:31

I think its look perfectly. I will buy its the first day its released in us(92USD for both!)

**THUD** · August 31st, 2006, 14:33

Blimey the camera looks like one of those cheap nasty ones you could buy about 5 years ago for a PDA....total rubbish...

But the GPS looks ok, hopefully its SIRF 3 and fast fix....

But I bet the maps will be soooo expensive

**Nookadum** · August 31st, 2006, 14:36

What? The camera looks pretty damn good considering the materials they used to make it. This goes for the GPS receiver as well...

**QueadlunnRau** · August 31st, 2006, 14:41

I think both should have been built in ...

**thumpa** · August 31st, 2006, 14:49

Do Anybody Know What
Firmware They Will Use

**Baboon** · August 31st, 2006, 15:00

I’m really not interested in the Fisher Price camera... but the GPS looks like it could be quite cool.

I was going to buy a sat nav kit for my car, so hopefully this will be the answer to my problems?

At only $50 (about £26) it seems quite reasonable, but I’m sure once it hits the UK the price will go right up with VAT etc.

I’ll defo keep an eye out for it though.