close them, and the camera went completely black. The sun killed the lens for some duration. I watching and taking pictures, all black, until I turned off the PSP completely, and rebooted it, and it was working again. My speculation is that the Sun might kill the lenses for a little day whether it’s too bright.”
It doesn’t come as too surprising that such a cheap camera won’t handle the sun’s robust rays. Hopefully, whether Sony ever decides to officially release the peripheral in the States, the camera will be able to handle a bit more.
PSP camera doesn’t like sunlight, garlic
Posted by admin in All Gaming on 04 8th, 2007 | no responses
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Long-time PSP Fanboy reader Joel used the PSP camera to take pictures from his trip to Paris. He seems pleased by the camera’s performance, particularly considering its budget price. Take a look for yourself in his Flickr photostream. A close-up look at the pictures reveals tons of artifacting and other visual glitches, meaning the camera won’t replace a committed digital camera.
One of the more crucial problems with the camera appears to be how it reacts to sunlight. “I wanted to take a picture of the Eiffel Tower with the sunset. And guess what happened: for one little second, the sun was SO bright my eyes hurt and I had to
It doesn’t come as too surprising that such a cheap camera won’t handle the sun’s robust rays. Hopefully, whether Sony ever decides to officially release the peripheral in the States, the camera will be able to handle a bit more.
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Original post by Andrew Yoon