I have decided that in October of 2009 that I wanted to begin experimenting with 3D digital photography with the ability to shoot low-end 3D video. I ordered the Fuji W1 from Nvidia and eagerly awaited for it to arrive from japan. I already had previous experience shooting with video and film from Bolex 16mm cameras to Digital SLRs. I remember when the first digital camera came out in retail for a thousand dollars and I actually used it for a few weeks. It used floppy disks and was very very bulky. So when I discovered that Fuji Film was releasing a preliminary 3D digital camera I wanted to emulate the same experience as I did with the first digital camera. I got a phone call from MasterCard about the transaction because they thought it was fraudulent do to it being foreign in nature. I knew in my heart that it wasn't!
So a few weeks later a little slightly heavy brown box appeared at my door and I screamed with joy!!I opened it up, began to charge it and I loaded up the pdf manual from the manufacturer's website. I noticed that the camera was very bulky and the button layout was totally unfamiliar! I turned it on after a few hours and saw the autostereoscophic screen and was blown away!! I set up the time and language and was ready to shoot my first 3D pictures!
I assume it shoots in stereoscopic 3D? I'm unfamiliar with Fuji cameras, but I understand Panasonic has released a 3D lens for use with their prosumer camcorders (I don't know the full specs though). Does the W1 shoot 1080p? (I assume it's a point-and-shoot)
ReplyDeleteThe W1 shoots at 640 x 480 and I believe it is 480p. It is not bad but it does have a little ghosting. Yes! the W1 is a point-and-shoot digital camera. The Panasonic video camera in the $1,300 price range uses an extra lens that cuts the width of the video in half in order to achieve the 3D. The Panasonic $20,000+ version probably doesn't have to split the image to get the 3D.
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