Xbox Live Vision

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Xbox Live Vision

Maximum resolution	640 × 480 video 1.3 megapixels still

The Xbox Live Vision is a camera designed for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live.

1 Overview
2 Versions
3 Digimask
4 Compatible Games
5 External links

[edit] Overview

The camera can be used for video chat, personalized gamer pictures, in-game video chat, and still pictures. The camera features 640 × 480 video at 30 fps and is capable of taking still images at 1.3 megapixels. It also features 3 "themes", in which the dashboard background is changed to display the currently shown image over the default theme a certain way. The 3 "themes" are "watery", "edgy", and "dotty". The camera uses a standard USB 2.0 connection and is also PC- and Mac-OS-X-compatible.

The Xbox Live Vision Camera was announced at E3 2006 and released in North America on 19 September 2006, following a 1-month pre-launch period in which Toys “R” Us stores in New York City and Los Angeles sold them to build up hype. It was released in Europe and Asia on 6 October 2006 and will be released in Japan in the near future.

[edit] Versions

Sales Box

Two separate packages of the Xbox Live Vision Camera are to be sold:

Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera Standard Kit:

Xbox Live Vision camera
1 month Xbox Live Gold membership
Wired Xbox 360 Headset
2 Xbox Live Arcade downloads (UNO and TotemBall)
Price: $39.99 (USD), £34.99

Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera Gold Kit:

Xbox Live Vision camera
12 months Xbox Live Gold membership
Xbox 360 Headset (wired)
200 Microsoft Points
3 Xbox Live Arcade downloads (UNO, TotemBall and Robotron: 2084)
Price: $79.99 (USD)

[edit] Digimask

The Xbox 360 version of World Series of Poker touts a "Digimask" technology that will map a player face onto his or her in-game avatar. It seems that this will be in competition with the PlayStation brand's EyeToy line.