There is an article in this months Circuit Cellar that shows interfacing to the
Matel camera.  It is likely the same electronics inside.

Michael Lapson wrote:

> Thread recap: I mentioned using a camera for a pic robot, and someone
> suggested the WWF Slam Cam, a cheap toy camera with a 164x124 color CMOS
> imager and an 80C52 to control it.
> So I went to toysrus and got one for the absurd price of $20. Pictures are
> grainy but adequate for pic purposes. I hooked it up with a microtap (serial
> protocol analyzer) and found that the data is sent to the computer at 38400
> baud encapsulated in little messages that are easy to decode. If anyone else
> is interested I will send you the serial drain file.
> Now I am looking for a 38400 serial routine that will run on my F84 at 8
> Mhz, which is the only crystal I happen to have at the moment.
> Any suggestions?
> -Michael Lapson
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