Game Boy Camera
The Game Boy Camera (in Japan Pocket Camera ) is a peripheral device for the Game Boy released in 1998 . It is one of Nintendo developed, black and white digital camera that the plug-in module is plugged bay of the Game Boy. In connection with the Game Boy Printer , which appeared at the same time, it is possible to take photos with the Game Boy and print them out directly. The Game Boy Camera has been released in four colors (blue, yellow, green and red) in Japan, the USA and Europe .
With the help of a cable connected to the link connection, the saved images can be read out and transferred to a PC. An emulator is required for this.
In addition to the camera function, various mini-games were integrated into the module, for example a classic shoot 'em up . You could add your own pictures to the mini-games.
At the time of its appearance, the Game Boy Camera was the smallest and cheapest digital camera in the world.
Technical specifications
| Colours | 4 levels of gray |
| resolution | 128 × 112 (0.014 megapixels) |
| Lighting area | 1 lx - 10000 lx |
| Exposure time | 16 μs - 1 s |
| Frame rate | 10 fps - 30 fps |
hardware
| Chip name | description | Chip package |
|---|---|---|
| MAC-GBD Nintendo & # 153; | CPU | QFP-100 |
| M538011E-08 or MX23C8004-12 | Mask ROM | TSOP-32 |
| M5M51008 or TC55V1001 | 1048576-bit (131072-word BY 8-bit) CMOS- SRAM | TSOP-32 |
| M64282FP | 128 × 128 pixel CMOS image sensor | 16C 9-B |
General view, main board var. 1
Main board cutout var. 2
Camera unit
M64282FP sensor close-up
Camera connector pin assignment
Web links
- Inside Nintendo 162: 8-bit photo fun - the Game Boy Camera. Insight, origin, influence , Nintendo-Online.de, October 13, 2019
- Photo gallery (German)
- Photo gallery (German)
- Data sheet of the M64282FP ( PDF ; 88 kB)
- Game Boy Printer Emulator ( Memento from February 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Nintendo Germany: Game Boy Camera. In: Nintendo. Accessed April 8, 2019 (German).
- ^ Brian Koerber: Take a Pixelated Look at NYC Through a Game Boy Camera. In: Mashable. May 15, 2014, accessed April 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer - Review - GNR - Pixelor . In: Pixelor . December 29, 2013 ( pixelor.de [accessed February 8, 2017]).