When I posted images from the Xbox, Lifecam and SPC900 for comparison, someone asked about the PS2 Eye camera (not the Eye Toy). Last night whilst I was imaging Jupiter and Europa I had a go with it. Control is very awkward compared with the other cameras and whilst I found it to be quite sensitive it also appeared to be astonishingly noisy which meant I had to wind back the gain and exposure times to try to keep it under control. Even then I struggled and it has resulted in artefacts around the edge of the planet as well as washed out colours. Here are some examples of processed images:
There’s good detail there, certainly, and in terms of sensitivity I think it’s done as well the SPC900 at picking out Europa but the noise just ruins it all.
For comparison, here are three from the SPC900 that I took just prior to the above:
In my opinion, the PS2 camera just doesn’t have what it takes. I shan’t be using it again.