An example of a vision card

A never-before-seen feature called Piñata Vision allows players to plug in an Xbox Live Vision camera to create custom piñata cards that they can collect and trade with friends. With Piñata Vision, gamers can simply flash a piñata card up to the Vision camera, and the piñata, plant, tree, object or accessory will drop directly into the game.

Make sure the Xbox Live Vision camera focus is turned completely counter-clockwise. When the camera sees a card, a little screen will appear in the game just below the clock. Hold the card (landscape orientation) without covering it with your fingers and without bending it. The little camera screen will draw lines around the card to show that it's reading it. When the camera has a clear picture, the card will light up in the screen, and you will hear a confirmation sound. New items will placed into you cursor in the game, and other cards will trigger their effects almost immeadiately.

When you show the Xbox Live Vision camera a card, the display may change color to show you that something is not right. If it is amber, this means that the card has been read, but you can't use this card in this particular situation. Try again another time or in another place. If the display is red, it means the camera read the card, but it appears to be invalid.

Be sure there is plenty of light when using cards. You may even find a small adjustment to the camera's focus helps too.