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More info on the Chotto (PSP camera)

Posted Nov 7, 2006 at 8:38PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Accessories, Previews, MY QJ Tags: psp accessories, PSP Camera, psp gift ideas, Zelda

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ABK_Lotus Pod has just posted some pretty cool images on his newly received Chotto (PSP Camera).

BOTH TAKEN WITH THE CHOTTO

As you can see from these pictures, the quality of the images is very good. Since the screen is only 480x272 1.3 megapixels is all that is needed for good picture taking quality.

What We Know:

Camera requires 2.80 and comes with firmware update 2.82 on the Edit UMD.
A CHOTTO_SHOT folder is created in the VIDEO and PHOTO folders making it easy to transfer the media to your pc.
Videos are 15 seconds long and are saved in your Album on the Edit UMD you can enter your album and convert your videos to Motion JPEG (It says they are converted to AVI but their really converted to Motion JPEG.) After converting it will then add your video to the CHOTTO_SHOT folder in the VIDEO folder.
You must have the Edit UMD to take pictures or video without the UMD you can ot use the camera.
The Edit UMD is part English. The main things you need to know are in English but pretty much all the editing is Japanease but I got the hang of it very quickly and already remember what all the things do. Again its not hard its actually kinda fun finding out what everything means.
Also if you do get the camera and have difficulties finding out how to do thing PM me and I'll help you to the best of my knowledge.

FEATURES:

Camera has a mic so yes there is sound on the videos.
Has digital zoom.
Has a night mode for videos.
Has many special effects to add to your videos and photos to list a few you have background music, sound effects, can freeze reverse video, theres just soo many things to do when editing theres too many to list.

What it Comes With:
   1. PSP Camera
   2. PSP Camera Case (Hard Plastic)
   3. Editing Software (Half Japanease Half English Kinda Difficult Takes A While to Get Used To.)
   4. Software Manual (All Japanease), First Step Guide(All Japanease), and the Camera Attachment Instructions (Section for English)

Here are the rest of the pics:

[From left to right: Picture of the Main Menu, Mic on the side of Camera, and the Camera in case.]

Here are some taken using the PSP Camera:

[From top left to bottom right: Picture of the cam taken facing a mirror, packaging pics, the hardware's manual, the edit UMD, and an image of the hard plastic case.]

"I've also added a video. The PSP the videos seriously look really really good I was surprised at how good the video quality was."

Download: [Video taken using PSP Camera]

The article above was created by a user on MyQJ and received enough Jumps to be automatically posted to PSP Updates. As such, it may not be accurate and does not reflect the opinions of QJ.NET or its staff.

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i'll never buy it because i wont use it and i think most people wont use it, 1st because the psp's too big to take with you just for making vid's (a camcorder is smaller), second, it's it looks rediculous filming with that, and third i don't think anyone will even use it because what's the point of making vid's with your psp?

# ? — Guest 2006-11-07 08:46

does this mean the psp will support AVI playback?

# Wow... — databoy2k 2006-11-07 08:47

Liking it more and more. I'm thinking we should just keep on waiting, though - remember they've already found the PRX's in the 2.71 flash to run the camera, and if it's the software itself that chooses where the camera saves video files, maybe homebrew can catch up.

If homebrew doesn't before that baby's released in North America, though, I'm willing to sacrifice the homebrew... That's a nice addon indeed

--Databoy2k

# . — Guest 2006-11-07 09:01

How can those pictures be described as "good quality?"

# Right on. — Guest 2006-11-07 09:07

I hear that. Forget resolution, those images are grainy and horrible.

I'll stick with SE-B, thanks. Besides, my crystal flip lid uses the expansion screwholes anyway. I doubt it'd fit on the top.

My phone takes better photos than that.

# . — Guest 2006-11-07 09:07

exactly my point.

# this sucks — Guest 2006-11-07 09:16

we have a memory stick duo adapter. all u have to do is put ur psp memory card into the memory stick duo adapter put the memory stick duo adapter inside a camcorder and record whatever u want for longer than 15 seconds and very good quality. buying this is not just wasting ur money but ur wasting more money if u have a camcorder lying around.

# Video — Guest 2006-11-07 09:21

Wtf 15 second videos who will take 15 second videos...

The video should be as long as u want it to bb...well till u run out of memory...

# Here Here — Guest 2006-11-07 09:26

I do say this is quite the disapointment. i was actually really looking forward to this, thinking it was a bargain.. but i'm loving it a lot less now, even though i won't have to upgrade i don't think i'll get it.

Canon powershot... Now that was a bargain, i'd recommend it to anyone instead of this, even though it's a few hundred dearer!!!

# no way — Guest 2006-11-07 09:30

if the only resolution you can go up to is 1.3megapixels than Im no way in hell buying that crap. what a waste of money! my cell phone is better than that. and that picture looks like *****!!!!!!!

# IS IT! — Guest 2006-11-07 09:32

A camcorder isn't that much smaller than a psp not to mention more expensive. Anything cheaper or + to the psp's price tag will undoubtly have sh*ty quality. This cam will be decent for people who just want to f*ck around with making small vid's without shelling out a whole lot of cash on something that may or might not really use seriously. Just for fun.

" what's the point of making vid's with your psp?"

Because you can.

# no way — Guest 2006-11-07 09:33

its a piece of crap.. homebrew or cell phone camera hmmmmmmmmmmmm.. gimme a break.

# looks like my cellphone... — mad_maniac 2006-11-07 09:35

i'm guessing the quality is bad because of low light conditions. my 1.3mp phone takes good pictures outside, but indoors they look like this ones... and that's exactly the reason why i won't buy this cam riht now. i always carry my cellphone with me (has a 512mb sd card), so i don't need another 1.3mp camera. maybe i'll still buy it if some games make good use of it.

# quick typo correction — Guest 2006-11-07 09:35

I meant equal as in + not +.

# ? — Guest 2006-11-07 09:37

Erm...he PSP supports neither BHC or AVI...so you can't even watch the videos you make. What a f**king stupid thing to do, make it only export in unsupported formats. :S

# nvm — Guest 2006-11-07 09:38

The equal sign doesn't work.

# firmware required — Guest 2006-11-07 09:41

i've tried the software and it works fine in 2.71 se-b! no need to upgrade anything!!! on the other hand it doesn't work on emulated 2.71 and i don't know why

# WHEN IS IT RELEASED?!?!?!? — Guest 2006-11-07 09:52

WHEN THE ***** IS THIS GONNA BE RELEASED IN THE US???

# YA — Guest 2006-11-07 09:54

Ya i think ill stick with my downloaded games

# WHAT — Guest 2006-11-07 09:55

Are you a dumb *****?

# wow — Guest 2006-11-07 10:05

not only does it have good "audio" according to article, but it has good "audio" AND "sound"!

# hmm... — Guest 2006-11-07 10:08

gameboy camera anyone?

# Quality — Guest 2006-11-07 10:16

"good audio and sound"

I hope it has good image and picture too.

# bnbv — Guest 2006-11-07 10:32

update!

# re — Guest 2006-11-07 10:35

Now, I feel one negative aspect of the PSP, not including developers not picking it up, is how Sony is approaching the PSP. They've largely focused on the PSP's multimedias features when it comes to firmware updates, and until recently with the demoes, they've done next to nothing to promote its gaming capabilities. We have the PS1 games, but that requires a PS3. We are getting too many ports, yet good original or remakes like Maverick Hunter X or Powered Up get brushed aside and end up getting the projects cancelled, resulting in a bigger void in this category. The multimedia features in effect, split the PSP owner community into people who get it for gaming, and those who get it its multimedia stuff primarily, and just use the gaming on the side and get random titles that are probably just multiplatform.

Developers can look at the PSP numbers and know that those don't mean that X million people actually game on it. On the DS, 2 million DS's means 2 million potential customers, as the DS is gaming only(yes there are additions to make it play music and videos and such, but they arent standard and are 3rd party. The Web Browser isnt here yet, and TV Tuner is Japan only since it uses a specific signal from there).

# pff — Guest 2006-11-07 10:41

yea.. ima carry a psp AND a camcorder with me.. how stupid

# lol — Guest 2006-11-07 10:44

yea... it ONLY take 480 272.. thats stupid... cameras should be more clear..

# sony.. — Guest 2006-11-07 10:45

sony needs to make a better camera, I guess they are not really the pros at making cameras

# wow — Guest 2006-11-07 10:47

read the comment posted by "man" 2 below.. hahaha, good "image" AND "picture"

ROFLMFAO!!!

# this could be useful — Guest 2006-11-07 10:48

the only way this could be useful was if they had a video chat with this without an internet connection. just pop in a umd and then u could chat with friends and family. but if this ever happened they would make it so you have to upgrade. now if only we had booster to update his devhook.

# ff — Guest 2006-11-07 10:49

just say "wat a cool device" and leave it at that

cuz i think everyone has a digital camera that takes much better photos. trust me i want to get this as well

but i know i'm going to regret it.

PSP already has tones of other stuffs

and 1.3megapixel is quite dissapointing

# Firmware information — Guest 2006-11-07 11:01

Are you sure it works on 2.71SEB"?

Cause i really want to buy this cause my ngage doesnt have a camera ;) an i always keep my psp with me,why not taking pictures and videos with my psp???

# firmware — Guest 2006-11-07 11:19

Please someone answer me,i have 2.71SEB"

and i am one step before bying the chotto shot,before i press the buy now button i have to be sure that it will work without upgrading my psp.Please someone that tried it answer me....

# This doesn't seem very useful. — Guest 2006-11-07 11:27

Seriously, come on. This camera looks pathetic. Any phone camera will be have much better quality photos and video. 15 second videos are useless!

Can you really imagine yourself bringing your psp around with you when you go out, and whipping it out to take a magical 1.3 megapixel shot with no flash? Or how about a nice 15 second video. I don't think so.

Very unpractical.

# crap — Guest 2006-11-07 11:30

what a crappy thing....i'll take my Sony T7 camera if I want to take pictures, way smaller than my psp, better resolution, flash-light, zoom etc. and it uses also MS pro. Sony should have made a PSPusb to Pictbridge or Video In connector with driver so I can connect my camera to my PSP and watch the foto's/video's I've made on the larger PSP screen and use my camera as a kind of webcam when I am on the road and online with PSP Wifi.....but no, they think we are waiting for this. 15 seconds video is nice for a 6 year old kid, but not for me...

Well, I am waiting for the GPS for PSP for non-japanese users!!

Hurry up with that Sony if you want to make some money! And don't make it 2.80+ becouse I don't gonna give up my 2.71SE and buying another PSP only for GPS....no way!! I'll buy myself a PDA with GPS and TomTom if you do that Sony!!

Let the users enjoy their PSP (and I do for now) and don't try to force us into something we don't want

# .... — Guest 2006-11-07 11:42

since u can only get this in japan is the jappenese choto shot compatible with our US PSPs,

# 15 second videos?? — RaiderX 2006-11-07 11:52

Ok, my phone is now officially better than this peice of garbage..

# ... — TheCheat 2006-11-07 11:56

I don't believe that you need the PS3 to get PS1 games on the psp. That was initially stated, but was changed to say that you can download directly to your psp or to your ps3 then to your psp. That's the way I took it anyways, though the service for downloading straight to the psp may come out at a later time?

# I don't think so.. — TheCheat 2006-11-07 11:59

Although I probably won't get one, I happen to take my psp everywhere I go. I am always in situations where I'd just like to get a shot of something, but I don't ever take my digital with me, so this would be useful for sure. Sure the images are small, but I don't think they look that bad at all. They are much better than half of the pictures I see on ebay.

# No nightvision :D — Guest 2006-11-07 12:10

it suxx Ill upgrade to 2.8x for nightvision and why not thermal too

# USE ISO! — Guest 2006-11-07 12:11

download iso! if u have 1.5

# damn — BULL3TPR00F 2006-11-07 12:14

they should put the camera from the w810i into this :( .

now thats a nice camera.

lol or better yet they already have a partnership with samsung, maybe they could borrow samsung's new 10mp cameraphone camera and use it

# 2.71 se-b'' — Guest 2006-11-07 12:15

i promise it works but on se-b only, not through emulated 2.71, still don't know why but i assure you it works

# read above — Guest 2006-11-07 12:17

i assure everyone the software works on 2.71 se-b''. does not work through emulated 2.71 though

# idiot remarks — Guest 2006-11-07 12:26

there's alot of "1.3 m pixels boo hoo hoo" remarks here and i wonder if people think before they type. sony aren't as thick as u might think, they don't plan on selling psps as a goddamn camera, it's an accessory. the idea is to have future options in games basically, do any of u know eyetoy? you know the crappy resolution camera for ps2 but it becomes a fun accessory because of certain games. this will work in the same way for future psp games it's as simple as that. remember singstar for example, it recorded about 15 seconds of your "best efforts" which u could even save. it was a good laugh with drunk mates, they can now use the same idea for the psp. all that to say it can be a great accessory, just wait

# thx — Guest 2006-11-07 12:41

you got it!!!

# yeah, that's lame — Guest 2006-11-07 13:02

15 second videos are way too short. How lame!

# Okay I guess — Guest 2006-11-07 13:04

But definitly not worth 50 dollars...

I hope they plan on improving it though.

# next evolution — Guest 2006-11-07 13:10

yeah "my2 cents" is completly right...and in fact there will be a smart guy scripting an homebrew without 15 sec record limitation and maybe the resolution is software accessable so it might be possible to enlarge the resolution....a 1.3m pixel handy got higher resolution.....lets just wait till the us & eu version gets released!!

# IMAGES? — Guest 2006-11-07 13:21

The bandwidth for photobucket is exceeded. I want to see the pictures. :-(

# yes but no divx — Guest 2006-11-07 13:28

It alrady does on some higher firmwares.

Plain avi though, no divx

# odd — Guest 2006-11-07 22:10

i could of sworn i saw the camera bundled with a new psp in a shop i went in last weekend. must of been an advert.

# lol — Guest 2006-11-07 22:16

Where do you get your information from?

# 640x480 — mhornet18 2006-11-07 22:16

The psp also takes pics in 640x480 resolution also. The article fails to mention this. Not a whole lot better, but a bit better.

# bunch of whiny babies — Guest 2006-11-07 23:37

Get over it.

Can the mic be used for games?

# I don't want a PSP Camera — Guest 2006-11-08 04:01

I want some original, interesting games. Digital Camera's these days are pretty cheap, try Wal-Mart. Also, 15 seconds of video isn't even enough to film you saying that last sentence. I want Games, not Add-Ons :(

# A part of Chotto Shot(PSP Camera) — Guest 2006-11-08 04:24

here's url

http://emuonpsp.net/

# Short mon — Guest 2006-11-08 04:30

Finally i can take a pick of my own willie

# .. — Guest 2006-11-08 06:16

why not just get a digital camera, and i think a lot of people already own one these days.

# Haha — Guest 2006-11-08 11:32

Thats cute the name of the camera (chotto) means 'little' in Japanese! (I'm fluent in, who says Americans are stupid?)

# ? — Guest 2006-11-08 13:28

if i buy this from japan, will it work on my u.s. psp? i wouldn't mind upgrading if i have to, i already have a 2.8 so i can't run homebrew :(

# wait... — Guest 2006-11-08 20:44

...i'm sure you can download better versions like 2.80 of the internet. Firmware?

# CAMERA FOR PSP — Guest 2006-11-30 15:07

WHERE DO YOU BUY A [ENGLISH]VERSIO N OF THE PSP CAMERA!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

# this is da BOMB! — Guest 2006-12-02 10:09

no you guys r going the wrong way with this new tech. it can change the way we live! lol j.k but i am looking forward to this cam have you guys heard of the GPS for psp? wooot woot! anyone know when these come out in the US i know it comes out on dec. 9 in japan!

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