EYE TOY (Silver) (for PlayStation 2)

by Sony

Product Features

• The camera is mainly used for playing EyeToy games developed by Sony and other companies.
• It is not intended for use as a normal PC camera, although some people have developed unofficial drivers for it.
• The camera is mounted on a pivot, allowing for positioning.

Product Description

The EyeToy is a color digital camera device, similar to a webcam, for the PlayStation 2. The technology uses computer vision and Gesture recognition to process images taken by the camera. This allows players to interact with games using motion, color detection and also sound, through its built-in microphone.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GF1I9G
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun device that doesn't have many titles, July 21, 2007

By 

garagesellerguy - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: EYE TOY (Silver) (for PlayStation 2)

Before I say anything about the camera, please note that there are Win XP drivers for this device. I have downloaded them and sucessfully used it as a web cam. The titles I have are the covert spy game and sega superstars. Please don't pay retail price for any of the eye toy games. If you do you will probably come to the realization that you overpaid. The games are alright, but have limited levels and repeat gameplay. The sega superstars game is great for parties or having people over. Get the camera and the games used for a great price and it will be well worth owning this camera.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It got me a trophy, December 13, 2009

By 

Z. Kummer (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: EYE TOY (Silver) (for PlayStation 2)

-Image quality is abismal; I expected that.
-In low light, it cannot see anything. If the flash is turned on, pictures appear very pink.
-I plugged it into my PS3, entered Burnout Paradise City multiplayer got hit by someone, and got a Platinum trophy!

-After seeing the PS3-Eye in bestbuy, I bought this because I assumed the quality could not be much worse...I was wrong. It is no good for pictures or video, and the microphone is either non-existant or broken. On top of that, I already have several webcams that are superior to this unit...but none of them work with the PS3. It is BS that sony makes us buy a camera to get a platinum trophy...accessories should not be required to unlock trophies.

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great as a webcam!!!, January 19, 2011

By 

Blayk - See all my reviews

This review is from: EYE TOY (Silver) (for PlayStation 2)

I'd originally gotten this for my PS2 (original edition, and still works today!), and over time become burnt out on the Eyetoy games, I have the 360 kinect now. :P I've then just recently rebuilt my desktop and needed a webcam, after finding this in a drawer I discovered it's fantastic as a high-end webcam. The built-in microphone makes it even better! Not at all pricey too, gonna get a couple of these for relatives, as webcams.

Only one little dislike, as with mine I've noticed in prolonged use, lets say a long skype call, the intense bare led's can be a little blinding after a while. Fixable, but annoying.

As far as I know it's only possible with windows, but if you want to use yours as a webcam it won't install automatically. You can get the drivers here: [...]