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{{Stub}} {{HardwareInfobox | image = Gameboycamera.png | manufacturer = Nintendo | platforms = Game Boy | na_rel = {{Release|1998|June|1|NA}} | jp_rel = {{Release|1998|September|17|JP}} | eu_rel = {{Release|1998|||EU}} }} The '''Game Boy Camera''', released as {{Nihongo|Pocket Camera|ポケットカメラ}} in Japan, North America and Europe<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19980530121628/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/gb_camera/index.html Archive link]</ref> in 1988, is an official [[Nintendo]] accessory for the handheld [[Game Boy]] gaming console and was released in 17 September 1998. It is also compatible with all of the Game Boy platforms (with the exception of [[Game Boy Micro]]). The camera can take 256x224 (downscaled to half resolution on the unit with anti-aliasing), black & white digital images using the 4-colour palette of the Game Boy system. The focal length is ~ 50 mm. It interfaced with the [[Game Boy Printer]], which utilized [[thermal paper]] to print any saved images, making a hard copy. Both the camera and the printer were marketed by Nintendo as light-hearted entertainment devices aimed mainly at children in all three major video game regions of the world: Japan, North America, and Europe. ''[[N64 Magazine]]'' (which has since been superseded by [[NGamer]]) dedicated a monthly section to the device. The Game Boy Camera comes in five different standard colours: blue, green, red, yellow and clear purple (Japan only). There was also a limited edition gold ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' version, which contains different stamps from the standard versions and was available only in the USA through a mail-order offer from [[Nintendo Power]]. The game has numerous references to other Nintendo products. Also, there are a few differences between the [[North America]]n and [[Japan]]ese versions, including the unlockable B album pictures and the stamps that can be placed on pictures.<ref>{{cite news|title='Game Boy Camera'|url=http://www.nindb.net/game/game-boy-camera.html|accessdate=2009-07-17|work=[http://www.nindb.net NinDB]}}</ref> The ''Game Boy Camera'' was featured in the 1999 edition of [[Guinness World Records]] for being the world's smallest digital camera, though this record has since been broken. Nintendo reportedly had plans to release a successor to the ''Game Boy Camera'' for the Game Boy Advance called the ''[[GameEye]]''<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] June 2003 Issue.</ref> which would take colour photos and feature connectivity with the [[GameCube]] through a game titled ''[[Stage Debut]]'', but neither the ''GameEye'' nor ''Stage Debut'' ever saw release. The ''Game Boy Camera'' would be the only handheld Nintendo product to feature a user-accessible camera until the release of the [[Nintendo DSi]]. ==Notable features== * The Game Boy Camera was used to take the photographs for the album cover of [[Neil Young]]'s ''[[Silver & Gold (Neil Young album)|Silver & Gold]]''. * The Game Boy Camera was featured prominently in the Hong Kong [[zombie]] film ''[[Bio Zombie]]''. * In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', Chris P. Bacon uses a Game Boy Camera to take pictures. * The Game Boy Camera has been credited for, among other things, originating the modern concept of the [[Wikipedia:Selfie|selfie]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External Links== * [http://gieskes.nl/gameboy-camera/sav-converter/ .sav converter] converts gb camera sav files into gif images. * ''[http://www.nindb.net/game/game-boy-camera.html Game Boy Camera]'' at [http://www.nindb.net NinDB] * [http://www.tapir.org/gbc/ Photos taken with Game Boy Camera] and printed on the Game Boy Printer * [http://www.a-blast.org/~drx/lo-tech/gameboy/ Photos taken with the Game Boy Camera] and transferred directly to the PC * [http://adventuresingreyscale.10kfreemen.com/ Photos taken with the Game Boy Camera] and in some cases animated. * [http://dotmatrixberlin.blogspot.com/ Photos taken with the Game Boy Camera] and transferred with USB Cartridge Programmer * [http://www.gieskes.nl/gb_camera_video_out_tutorial/ Game Boy Camera Video Output Tutorial] By Gijs Gieskes * [http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200205/downloads/M64282FP.pdf M64282FP data sheet] Game Boy camera lens data sheet * [http://macmountain.org/pellucid The Pellucid World,] [http://macmountain.org/pixielation Pixielation] Experimental Game Boy Camera films * [http://www.8bitcollective.com/music/Epichunt./Why+(vocals+and+gameboy+camera)/ "Why" by Epichunt] Pop music made with a Game Boy Camera and vocals * [http://www.dmgice.com/rules/camidiot.htm Game Boy Camera - Idiot's Guide] Helpful guide to using the Game Boy Camera's functions * [http://trippy-h.blogspot.com/ Trippy-H Blog] A site dedicated to Trippy-H, the music sequencer found in the Game Boy Camera * [http://vcotta.com/?page=article&path=.%2Flogiciels%2FFuntoshop%2F&title=Funtoshop&id=4 Funtoshop] A Game Boy Camera pictures editor. It allows you to edit the shots taken with the GB Pocket Camera, and covers many features of the original device, as the frame editing, the stamp mode, and contains some others useful functions. {{Nintendo Hardware}}
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