If you are looking for a 3D camera, you are in luck as Vu Technologies has recently cooked up a very innovative version which can capture videos in crystal clear tridimensional high definition.
The Vu 3D camera is capable of capturing both 3D photographs and videos as its technology is based on the dual lens-dual sensor (DLDS).
It comes with inclusive internal 128MB flash memory and an external 32GB memory card, boasts a F3.2, f=5.1mm lens, .avi movie format, li-ion battery NP120, 8x 3D zoom (x10 when zoomed in 2D).
In addition,…
Geoff Slaughter - 16 May 2012 | comments. Read more
Who doesn’t like taking a holiday snap or two? Wait. Let me rephrase that: who doesn’t like taking a holiday snap or two in 3D?
Enter Panasonic’s new Lumix DMC-3D1 digital camera which boasts twin lenses meaning that users can now parade their holiday snaps and videos in HD and 3D. Yes, the neighbours will be jealous.
Users will be able to take control over what memories they prefer remembering in 2D and 3D by simply using a switch at the bottom of the gadget.
The 3D video…
Geoff Slaughter - 8 November 2011 | comments. Read more
James Cameron has joined forces with Vince Pace to form the Cameron-Pace Group with the aim of developing, selling and leasing 3D technology.
Cameron developed the Fusion camera system for his 3D blockbuster Avatar with Pace, and the pair are now dipping their toes into a new business venture which will surely reap the rewards of both their vast experience with the cutting edge of 3D technology.
Cameron certainly has lofty ambitions for the format, although given that his and Pace’s 5 year business model relies…
Charlie Ponsonby - 12 April 2011 | comments. Read more
It has been rumoured that Apple has just sent an application to the US Patent and Trademark Office which outlined plans for 3D picture taking software.
The application suggested that the tech titan was working on adding a 3D camera to its next smartphone or tablet.
Furthermore, these plans mean that the iPhone 6 could be the first ever phone to come with a 3D screen and camera.
But just last Friday, Sony CEO, Howard Stringer, accidentally confirmed plans to add an eight-megapixel…
Summer Murawski - 4 April 2011 | comments. Read more
3D movies and TV is one thing but JVC is on its way to become the first company to allow you to make your own 3D films.
The new JVC GS-TD1 is the first 3D fully HD capable camcorder to hit the shelves and will make up part of JVC’s 2011 product line.
The GS-TD1 comes with two separate lenses, each with the same number of imaging sensors.
JVC has said that this system will allow the lenses to operate very much…
Anna Sheldrick - 11 March 2011 | comments. Read more
When it’s a matter of a new technological development coming onto the market, one can say the case has usually been that if the porn industry has done it, the rest will follow.
It’s already happened with things like online payments, secure web browsing and switching to high-definition video, Blu-ray and DVD.
Will it be the same with 3D?
“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should,” said chief operating officer at Digital Playground, Farley Cahen, at the 2011 Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.
The porn studio…
Boyana Draganova - 13 January 2011 | comments. Read more
Sky Sports has confirmed that it will be showing the World Matchplay Championship in 3D TV.
This is the first time that the semi-finals and final of the darts competition will be screened in 3D at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
The sports program has already broadcasted football, rugby union and cricket in 3D, with darts coming up in fifth place for this honour.
1, 000 venues in the UK and Ireland are waiting impatiently to watch this championship live on…
Boyana Draganova - 7 January 2011 | comments. Read more
3DTVWatcher has been tracking the influx of new technology which will allow consumers to produce their own 3D footage or stills, and the most recent addition to this collection of hardware comes from Viewsonic. The company, based in the town aptly named Industry, California, has released the 3DV5, a 3D camera which is capable of capturing footage in 3D, with a 720p resolution.
The company, which predominantly manufactures HDTVs, projectors, has broken new ground with the camcorder, and it seems that 3D hardware which allows users to create…
James Mitchell - 1 November 2010 | comments. Read more
Merlin have been showing off their 3D offerings at the GITEX Technology Week, and like FUJIFilm they have some 3D technology that could tickle the fancy of budding photographers. The Merlin 3D Camera is purported to be able to capture both 3D photographs and video, and as 3DTVWatcher have previously reported on Fujifilm, this technology could be another important factor in the growth of the 3D market. The technology uses two lenses which brings together the two images, taken simultaneously, to produce the 3D…
Ionut Nicolae - 18 October 2010 | comments. Read more
Christmas is approaching (sorry to mention it already) and although the rush hasn’t started in earnest, some shopping centres in the UK have already erected the tree. The influx of novelty products, Christmas no. 1 attempts and soap opera specials is not far away. But there is a glimmer of hope amongst the mass of products, and one that could capture both the imaginations of consumers, and their Christmas scenes. Enter the FinePix W3, Fujifilm’s 3D camera offering fresh from Japan.
Every…
Geoff Slaughter - 15 October 2010 | comments. Read more
