TGS 2006 - Camera details revealed!

**MaxSMoke** · September 23rd, 2006, 23:26

This could make an interesting Homebrew Security Camera. Imagine putting the PSP into one of many different charging/docking stations, with the camera and software at work. It could take a picture every second and compared that picture to the last. If there's movement detected, it would automatically upload the last few frames to a website and/or FTP.

In this way, it would automatically upload any images/video of anything or anyone moving in your room. How's that for useful?

Also, video conferencing would be Da Bomb. But you'd need some way to find people, like a Buddy List. Otherwise, getting a connection could be very hard.

Maybe a Chat room that leads to Video Chat? I guess somebody would need to host the server in order to establish chat between us. But just image, a Homebrew game that brings together EVERYBODY in the Homebrew scene to talk and chat!

Could be VERY cool!

Also, lastly, you can use the video camera like an Optical Mouse uses a it's camera. You could use the PSP Camera like a mouse, and control a game just by moving the PSP around. I've seen it done before with a Nokia Homebrew game, and I heard it worked pretty well. (Never got around to trying it, myself) I bet some college kid might put this together just as part of his/her thesis. Once the drivers are out there, all kinds of Homebrew games could use it to control their games!

So there you go, 3 novel ways to make use of a PSP Camera:

#1. Security Camera w/ Internet Access
#2. Homebrew Video Chat Rooms, Uniting Homebrews around the world!
#3. Controlling Homebrew Games like an Optical Mouse