Tech Beat: Consumers can now create their own 3-D movies, photos
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HDC-SDT750 represents the start of 3D DIY. In English, that means that a camcorder is helping to kick off a wave of consumer electronics that allow users to create content in 3D.
"It's being billed as the first consumer camcorder that will also shoot in 3D with a conversion lens, so you can shoot your 2D everyday life situations," Christopher Rice of Panasonic said. "When you want to shoot in 3D, you attach the 3D conversion lens, and it automatically begins pulling in 3D images. It records on an SD card. It doesn't take any more memory than a normal 1080p, 60-frames-a-second camcorder that we already have out."
The camcorder also comes with software for editing the 3D footage. To play it back raw, the camera connects to any 3D-ready set via a standard HDMI cable, or users with a Panasonic 3D set can just pop the card into a slot built into the TV.
The camcorder launches in mid-October and will cost about $1,400.
While the camcorder will take stills as well, they will not be in 3D. Those who are interested in 3D photos are in luck because that space is also starting to come alive.
The FujiFilm's FinePix Real 3D point-and-shoot camera takes full-sized stills with both lenses and then combines them for a 3D effect. Of course, the 3D shots will take up double the storage space of standard 2D shots.
"There are dual 10-megapixel lenses in this camera plus dual processors," Diane Rainey of FujiFilm said. "This camera has a very generous 3-1/2 inch LCD on the back, and you can view your 3D photographs on the back in 3D without the glasses. But if you want to look at them on a larger screen, such as a 3D television set or a computer or laptop, you will need glasses that are compatible with those systems."
Through FujiFilm's photo printing site, SeeHere.com, users can order 3D prints of 3D shots. They will have the same type of parallax filter the viewfinder has so that users can see them without glasses.
The FinePix Real 3D will also take shots using each lens as 2D, so users can take the same picture as perhaps a sepia and a black-and-white image. It will capture HD-quality 3D video as well, making it a less expensive and quicker way to jump into the 3D content creation space. It is hitting shelves this week for about $500.
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