Recently Panasonic unveiled a $250 3-D consumer camera, which is the the Lumix DMC-GH2 camera along with a special lens. The camera has an overly large 18 megapixel imaging sensor which allows the camera itself to shoot 16 megapixel images. This sensor can capture 1080p high definition footage at 60 frames per second. Unfortunately, it only outputs 1080i.

Using a special 3-D lens, it can shoot still photographs. It appears that the camera cannot shoot video in 3-D. Erica Ogg over at CNET has an article that takes a hands-on look at the Panasonic 3-D camera.

The 3D lens can be attached to the Micro Four Thirds camera. With the 3D lens on, there’s no zoom, and very bright light is required. Photos taken in a dimly lit exhibition hall barely registered any 3D effect, besides being blurry. For the best results, Panasonic says it recommends using the setup outdoors.

But the images we took in the demo area, where Panasonic had set up a backdrop with plenty of depth and a very bright light, even indoors, came out fairly well in 3D.

via Ceatec 2010: Hands on with Panasonic’s 3D camera | Circuit Breaker – CNET News.

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