Use your EyeToy as a webcam

It’s easy to install the EyeToy as a webcam for Windows, and it’s actually worth doing - the picture quality is excellent, and equals many of the more expensive webcams made specifically for computers. The EyeToy will work for video messaging, making movies, MSN, and also for PC webcam games such as Camgoo. We’ve used the EyeToy as a webcam on lots of desktop and laptop computers without any problems - but of course, installation is entirely at your own risk!
If you know what you’re doing, then you won’t need to read the instructions below, just plug in your EyeToy, get the appropriate driver and install it however you want.
Installation instructions
Open Device Manager by going to Start Menu > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager. Plug your EyeToy into your computer’s USB port - if Windows gives you a “Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard” popup, cancel it and continue installing via Device Manager. You EyeToy should appear in the Device Manager list under “Imaging devices” and should have a big yellow exclamation alert next to it. It will also tell you which model EyeToy you have - either Namtai or Logitech.

Download and extract the appropriate drivers for your EyeToy:
• Download the Logitech EyeToy drivers
• Download the Namtai EyeToy drivers
If you don’t know how to extract zip files, there’s some simple instructions on our forum.
Still in Device Manager, right click on your EyeToy and select “Update Driver”.



Browse to the folder where you extracted the drivers.

You can safely click ‘Continue anyway’ here. This warning just means that Microsoft doesn’t recognize the drivers and have not given them the “Microsoft Stamp Of Approval”.

Just click OK.

Read the prompt, have a look around and see where you are, then click Yes or No.

Done!

Test it out!
To easily test your EyeToy as a webcam, you can use VIDCAP32.exe, which is included with the drivers. This is a webcam preview application that tests if Windows has successfully been able to install your EyeToy as a webcam - just open it and click on ‘preview’.
ATTENTION! We’ve closed the comments on this page - if you’re having problems with the EyeToy driver, or just want to say hello, then please join our new forum!
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Tags: EyeToy, EyeToy driver, EyeToy webcam, Webcam
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Cheers, ive been trying 2 get it 2 work on my computer 4 ages.
Worked fine a lot better quality than i expected thanks mate!
Works perfectly, and its AWESOME quality. Shweeet
Cheers thnxxx
Thanks. I tried many other sites which failed. This one works great.
THANKS
Thanks mate simple and easy instructions brill!!
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haha
alex
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Thankyou, i’ve been trying to set it up 4 ages and now it works
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i cant believe it finally works! CHEERS!
Hello. I just want to say I huge thank you to iPlayPlayStation. I’ve saved so much money, now that I’ve discovered how to use my Eyetoy as a webcam! Thank you!
Thanks
Very happy with my Eyetoy webcam!!
:)
Thanks guys. It DOES work with MSN. Nice work
Yup very good i got it all figured out thanks
I think it’s great it is real easy to use
Took me a while but it got the job done! thanx!
I had to install use device manager - now eyetoy work. Work in messeger too. Thank you
Maruko, Japan.
This is so awesome! I always wished there was a way to use an EyeToy on the computer. Now I can to use it as a webcam and to capture video. Thanks!
This worked absoulutely fabulous, the other sites i used can’t remeber what 1 it was. before one of them was so bad it completely messed up my pc i had to reinstall windows xp.
Thanks! I got it working with msn and it works in Windows Movie Maker too
thanks for tht i want to buy another eyetoy now
finally its working, ive tried loads of other stuff thats failed to work
thanks, works well, great web cam
its a good present for my hollydays.happily i dint throw that beautyfull camera in the garbage.its worth one’s while.happy new year 2007 with peace
gratefully yours thanks
Thank you so much for the help, it worked wonderfully. I got it to install and completed all the steps, but when I tried to preview it with the VIDCAP32 nothing showed. Help please
Wow! Worked so much better than the other things ive tried
its really kool and now i can c my friends in different states
thanks it works well
Wow, so easy and works like a charm.
You are a gent.
Brilliant. I have got my daughters Eyetoy working on the laptop. Works with MSN messenger and W Movie Maker and more.
Nice one now i can see my friends and they can see me
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Thanks, it was so easy to do and so quick and it saved me from having to by me a new webcam!!!!!
Thanks
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After isotope.com went offline I looked for ages trying to find the files, this worked perfectly.
Unbeliveable, love it thanks to everyone who invented this
Haha ur a legend i tried so many other sites and urs is the best
cheers mate
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Safe as you like! ive been trawling through the internet trying to find the drivers to make this work. CHEERS
It is a great way to c wat ur friends look like wen they get out of bed in the morning. LOL!!!!!!!!
Wow! This actually worked! Now I actually have a working webcam! Thanks!
FYI, the Eyetoy is dirt cheap at Kmart stores if you can still find one. I picked up an Eyetoy last week for $7! The prices are not marked, but they will ring up cheap!
Exactly what i wanted. Easy to find, downloads here with the tutorial and fast and easy to do. We need more people like you writing tutorials. Thanks!
FYI, eyetoy drivers are absolutely fantastico thank you for making this site.
That was awsom dude thanx so much good idea 2 get this workin. Now i wont hav to buy a webcam!!!!
This was fab! I had a hunch that i cud use it as webcam, I put it into google and this was the first thing I found! It really was easy, and I am a complete novice! Thankyou soo much!
Thankyou so much none of the other website instrictions worked for me but yours did! xx
Awesome
Ahhhhhhh! Thankyou so so so much.
You saved me a bunch of money cause i was going to buy a webcam
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AWESOME - This is perfect! Thks Guy’s (and Girls…..)
I am amazed at how easy that was. Thank you so much!
OMG thanx it was the only one dat worked
GREAT Worked great
THANKS
Great help it rocks.
This is really the best - it is working great - thank you very much - crystal clear flicker free image - easy installation and good manual
Great help. Thanks a lot
Hello this info about the Eyetoy, was VERY VERY VERY helpful it WORKED. Thank you i love whoever made it. Thank you very much.
Cheers mate, works a charm. Better than a lot of webcams i have seen..
Cool dude
your my hero
You legend. Thanx a million
Wow thanks works perfectly.
Great help. Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot it works perfectly
Thanks a ton, I’ve been trying to do this for ages, A+
Spot on, thanks a lot found your site followed on screen set up, all done easy as that.
Thanks m8 dunno wat id do without you. Works FAR better than any normal webcams aswell.
Thanks for this =] used it many a time for my couple of laptops.
Thats gr8 thx alot now i can goof off with my friend on msn and how u make a movie on u tube
Hey thanks that worked alot better then i thought that it would.
Thank you! This worked nicely! Now I can tease my friends with bacon from half-way across the planet.
Hey thanks, thats great…it works fantastically
Thank you a lot! You saved me the cost and trouble of buying a webcam. It works better than many cameras you can buy on the market. Plus it comes with a mic and the image has great definition.
Tis better that the last one i used
Great, Nice 1 it works
I knew another site that helped, but it closed down.
Now I used this one for my eyetoy (my sister deleted my drivers)
Works great thanks
Fantastic, it works. Really pleased.
This is better than my webcam!
Brilliant! tried loads of other sites, all far too complex and didn’t work anyway - thank you so much, it now works! Idiot proof!! :-))
Thanks mate, you’re a real gent.
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This is awesome!! thx =) hehe~
Thanks. It’s the only type of webcam that dunt freeze on msn!!
It took a while but it worked
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Totally easy to install. Unreal!
Sweet man! Finaly, after many disappointing games a good use for the eyetoy
Yep, great very easy to install, A***
Thanks mate. I’ve already had it workin but I had to reformat my hd. Thanks!
Awesome! Worked at the first try, totally painless, thank you!
WoOp i got it 2 work in the end !! thnaks !!!!!!! xxxx
Man this thing is the illest it has a mic an everything i love it and it give the best video quality
Thanks! it works great!
Thankyou so much I’ve tried so many websites to install the webcam!
Worked great!! At first I was in doubt that it will stuff up my pc or my EyeToy but it worked perfectly and awesome quality.
This works great!!, but im just wondering if VIDCAP32.exe is the only program you can use it with (besides windows movie maker).
Alban: The EyeToy will work with any software that works with a regular webcam - video chat, movie making, motion sensing, etc… I use an EyeToy with TinCam webcam software and it works great.
Thanks very much works great love how u explained everything been trying for ages to install but didnt work till i found your wonderful site many thanks
I thought it was all a big lie but it actually worked hell yea!!
Perfect, the quality of the image is very good, i wish i knew that before buying my extra expensive webcam T-T .
Fantastic quality thanks alot for tha instructions they r a great help keep up tha gud efforts of helping people out with things like this.
Thank u very much. Much appreciated.
Flip sake it worked!
Excellent Instructions. It works great! THanks so much!
-Dean V
AWESOME!! It works like a charm
Thanks man 
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Cheers, this was straight forward, simple, good for n00bs and works great.
Nice effort
It was amazing thank you!
It actually works!
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Cool man! I tried it out some years(!) ago but useless… thank you so much! :-*
Thanks a lot, you just helped my brother and I, this is a good help for people.
Thanks very much
This is excellent. It works fine.
Incredible. Simply incredible. Maybe now I can finally start YouTubing!
AWESOME! I cannot say how cool this is. My friend bought a 50 pounds webcam yeserday which is why i started wondering if this would work - lo and behold, now I can mock him cos mine is better quality and I only paid 20 quid for it a few years ago! xxx
Thanks guys, helped me out tons
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Just what i was looking for cheers!
Nice Work, Compared to cameras of similar cost, the eyetoy is much better at attaning a decent quality image! (I beleive its 640×480 as aposed to the standard 320×240… could be wrong though!)
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Nice and simple. South African thanks!
wow… i always wondered if i could use my eyetoy camera as a web camera… many thanks.. such valuable information.. i tried it and it works perfectly.. many thanks
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hey guys, i really appreciate this. everything was successful and am using it successfully as a web cam. Thanks again!!
THE MOST SIMPLEST DIRECTIONS YET!!!
Honestly works
Thankyou
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thanks dude….at first i didnt know wat u were talkig about but then it worked….THANKS
Great work, Thanks
works perfectly, thanx a lot
OMG! YOU ARE MY HERO. KISSES.
Does the mic in the webcam work too?
i bought 4 of these from walmart for 5 bucks a piece (original price 30 bucks)…i figured it could be used on the pc…has better quality than most webcams costing over 90 bucks…only flaw is you cant hear yourself talk on the mic…but the mic does work
Fantastic !!!!!! Thank you
Cool dude!!!!
Diff in vista… still managed… Ty
Shweet thanx it works on vista
and for the 1337 ppl > t|-|a|\||
thank you very much i also found out the same drivers can setup the mic on the eyetoy and the quality of it is amazing
This is awesome it is very clear!!!!!!!!!
brill, thanks, beats my old webcam
=DD
OMFG this is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i really need a webcam!!!!!!
this webcam is rly good. thnx for the help works 15 times better than my old one
Idiot proof guide…..and I should know Excellent
You are clearly the dude. Time and time again i scoured the WWW for the drivers for it; to find they don’t work for some reason or another. Finally I can webcam it up! All thanx to you
Awesome, thanks so much
This works really well its good pic quality too thanks!
duz it work on vista?
We haven’t tested it, but apparently it DOES work with Vista. Let us know if you get it working - email@iplayplaystation.com
o.o I didnt think this could work! I just save a bunch of money! Thank you SO dang much!
it worked n itz great (H) (Y):)
This was a great help, thank you so much. (free stuff is good)The quality is so good that it matches a very expensive webcam. Thank you!!
yep, this does work with vista. (the instructions vary slightly) but otherwise practicaly the same.
whoooop whooooop this saved me mega bucksss!! thankyou playstation NERDSSS love yaassssss.xx
Brilliant, been trying to get it to work for ages!!! this is the only link I found that worked!!
so easy too!!!
I can confirm it defintely 100% works on Vista! Eyetoy is much better than my own wee cam preinstalled in my Acer laptop lol, I just wish I thought of using EyeToy on my laptop 2 years ago instead of waitin so long
thanks alot for this i appreciate it
Worked fantastic! passed site onto friends too thanks alot!!! very simple to follow!!! very awesome as i didnt have to go buy webcam and never use my eyetoy on playstation
Cheers, simple, easy to use instructions, I’d recommend this to anyone!
None of the other sites I tried worked! Thank you guys so much! =D
Perfect, I’d Say.,
Thanks buddy it works..i’m so happy now..I owe you one.
Have my babies please.
This is awesome. It worked like a charm.
Great quality camera as well
Thanks alot , worked perfectly!!!
Many thanks
this work awesome =)
greetings from Chile
Thanks, this is great, 10 times better than a normal webcam!
Thank you
.. actually works ! xxx
Downloaded today 2/9/07 no problems with vista. Thanks
Yo this sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Hats off to you my friend. Your instructions were easy to follow and it worked marvelously. Thank you!
who invented da software are legend we love free stuff pikeys lol wooooooooooooo
AWESOME! wish all hardware installs were like this! ThAnK yOu!
Thanks man that saves me bying a proper webcam plus the picture qality on this is prabably a lot clearer once again thanks
Thankyou, works brilliantly
Not alot of people actually give good, genuine, free info. I thank you with all of my heart. =) This made my day =DDD.
Wicked…Works Great!
10/10! Great guide im using EYEtoy after Webcam froze top stuff thnks
It actually works:D
Thank you soooo much, so quick and easy!!!
Thanks! now I need a microphone…can i use my singstar one?
Dude, Thank you a lot man this is a real help now my brother is jealous lolzs but thx man i got to give it up to you i usually don’t reply to stuff like this but omg yours is just right its like help for the dumb ass n00bs lolzs.
Thanks guys works perfectly like an expensive webcam….:D especially with my EYETOY KENETIC COMBAT full vision lens….CHEERS!!!u guys ROK!!!
Thanks! It really helped!
Yep, works with vista home premium, just make sure to extract the files ‘cos I didn’t first time round!
nicee n eziiii every1 told me it wontt workk butt it did!!
thanxx alottt
This actually worked!!! Thanks
even worked with windows vista!!!!
thanx!
ThankĀ“s this really worked, have been looking for drivers for a long time… so thanks
Wow even works on Vista 32 bit!! Thanks a ton!!!
Verified working on Vista 13th September 2007.