Full credit goes to AlexP, the administrator of the NUI Group forum for developing this driver to work under Windows! It’s an amazing feat and a feature requested by many people so kudo’s to him! This should work under Windows XP and Vista. Older versions of Windows I am unsure of, however if you have tried it and managed to get it working, please leave a comment so I can credit you.
- You download the PS3EyeSetup file and simply install it, following the on screen prompts
- Plug in your Playstation 3 Eye
- After its installed it should look like the bottom screen
Credit to AlexP of NUI Group
Once its installed you can run the PS3EyeTest.exe file to test your Playstation 3 Eye camera which will show a picture and the Frames Per Second (FPS) count.
Credit to AlexP of NUI Group
And that’s it! You should be able to use it under most Windows applications as well as a webcam or for other purposes. It is a cheap and rather powerful camera as it is, much more than the Playstation 2 Eyetoy and a worthy upgrade if you have one around.
EDIT: The original setup file was removed due to reports of Trojans. I have replaced it with the most recent version found on Alex’s website.
New PS3Eye Camera Setup v2.1.0.0130
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Oct 16, 2008, 4:49 amLorenzo Vogelsang says:
Hi the file posted here is a Trojan! Please update the link of download..
Oct 16, 2008, 9:36 amPocky says:
Okay, so I installed the driver and every thing and when I do the test for the ps3 eye it just says initializing driver but the cam never turns on because I assume the cam would show video right away. Does any one know how I can fix it?
Oct 16, 2008, 1:35 amnena says:
uhm is the file trojan fixed yet? gosh whats up with people adding trojans on files like if its fun or something.. lamesssssss
Oct 16, 2008, 2:58 amNeoBlade says:
I have updated the post with the latest driver and setup files. I’ve scanned them and its all clean. Hope it works for you guys ^_^
As for why people put in trojans in such files… I have no idea at all. However I’m sure it wasn’t intentional on Alex’s behalf.
Oct 16, 2008, 1:27 am