Panasonic debuts first consumer 3D camcorders

A few days ago we told you about the Panasonic HDC-SDT750. This video camera can capture video in conventional 2-D high definition, at a resolution of 1920×1080, just like any other video camera. However, by using a special lens adapter it can capture 3-D images. This special lens adapter actually has two small lenses in it that mimic our right and left eyes. These two lens each see a slightly different image. These images are captured and stored on the camera in side-by-side format. This really reduced the resolution of the camera in 3-D mode from 1920×1080 to 960×1080. The video recorded on the camera in 3-D can be played back on a 3-D capable television where the side-by-side pictures are expanded to fill the screen. In the United States, the camera and 3-D should cost about $1,400.

via : Networkworld

This story written by Paul Adams

Paul Adams leads an award-winning, diverse contractor team that runs a federal high performance computing facility where he has worked for 17 years. He loves getting his hands on the latest visualization and computer hardware, astronomy, aerospace engineering, working with the poor, and ringing cowbells.