Panasonic Announces 3D Consumer Camera Lens and Camcorder

[Aurora93]

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Panasonic has introduced an interchangeable camera lens for taking 3D still images and unveiled a consumer camcorder capable of recording 3D video.

The consumer electronics company introduced the lens on Tuesday, saying it would work with select models of the company's Lumix camera line. Compatible models would be announced before the end of the year, along with the release date of the new lens.

The lens is actually comprised of two small lenses that transmit slightly different viewpoints of a subject to the camera's image sensor. The resulting picture gives the illusion of depth and appears to be in three dimensions.

Because the 3D lens is interchangeable, photographers have the option of using a standard 2D lens with the camera. But Panasonic, and other major consumer electronics makers, such as Sony and Samsung, sees 3D as the future.

Panasonic is hoping that people buying its 3D-capable Viera televisions and Blu-ray disc players will also want to create their own 3D content.

"With Panasonic's development of a twin-lens capable of 3D shooting, the company is providing consumers with a way to capture their own 3D content, which they can then enjoy watching in the comforts of their own home," Darin Pepple, senior product manager for imaging and consumer electronics at Panasonic, said in a statement.

Along with the lens, Panasonic introduced the 3D-capable HDC-SDT750 camcorder, the first such video recorder for the company. To record in 3D, the user will have to use a conversion lens that comes with the camcorder.

The lens works in a similar way as the Lumix camera lens, recording images from different viewpoints in order to provide the illusion of depth. To watch the resulting video in 3D, people will need a 3D TV. Users can also use the camcorder to record high-definition video in standard 2D.

Panasonic plans to make the HDC-SDT750 available in October for a suggested retail price of $1,399.95.

The success of devices capable of creating 3D content will likely depend on sales of 3D TVs to show the content. While sales of 3D televisions are growing, they are not enough to be classified as a mainstream market yet.

Global shipments of 3D TVs will total only 4.2 million units this year, compared to 27.7 million shipments of Internet-enabled TVs, iSuppli predicted in a report released Wednesday. The market researcher expects IETVs to be "the biggest near-term growth story," with 3D television sales picking up steam in the coming years.[/release]

[b]SOURCE:[/b] [url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/202087/first_3d_camcorder_for_consumers_unveiled_by_panasonic.html]PC World[/url]

Daddy, when you were growing up, did you see in 2D?

[evilking1]

[img]http://cdn.gadgetvenue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Panasonic-3D-Lens.jpg[/img]

That is the 3d lens.

[img]http://i.pbase.com/o4/86/547386/1/62384901.1jAOgMOI.Cropped1.jpg[/img]

This is my current lens.

Somehow judging by the size of the optics, the 3d is going to look utter shit.

[^Lacey^]

Like a fucking silencer for a camera.

[evilking1]

[QUOTE=^Lacey^;23712201]Like a fucking silencer for a camera.[/QUOTE]

this just in, Australia banned 3d cameras

[Luxo]

So....pointless....

[Komppu]

Now i can take 3D photos of my porn and look at it in 3D!

[Big Blue]

everything new is bad!!!!! PANASONIC IS A THREAT TO THE WORLD

BOYCOTT ANYTHING NEW

[BmB]

[QUOTE=Luxo;23712456]So....pointless....[/QUOTE]

Not really, 3DTV's and displays are on the rise, no? Youtube has 3D support. There's plenty of room for 3D consumer equipment.

[Eudoxia]

I hate how everyone hates on 3D and has no legit arguments other than it hurts my eyes omg :(((((((

[CabooseRvB]

I really want to have those photographs in Harry Potter in where they literally 'capture a moment in time'. I don't want to see a shitty 3D image of a person with his hand sticking out at me.

[BaconDioxide]

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;23713059]I really want to have those photographs in Harry Potter in where they literally 'capture a moment in time'. I don't want to see a shitty 3D image of a person with his hand sticking out at me.[/QUOTE]

They're called videos.

[editline]09:21PM[/editline]

:v:

[Dr. Fishtastic]

[QUOTE=Eudoxia;23712934]I hate how everyone hates on 3D and has no legit arguments other than it hurts my eyes omg :((((((([/QUOTE]

The problem with 3D is that the hardware needed to view stuff in 3D costs obscene amounts of money. Also, 3D in movies become way too gimmicky, and theaters accommodate 3D more

[DrLuke]

Wow, 3D! I must spent all my money on this technology!

[evilking1]

[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;23713130]The problem with 3D is that the hardware needed to view stuff in 3D costs obscene amounts of money. Also, 3D in movies become way too gimmicky, and theaters accommodate 3D more[/QUOTE]

red and blue cellophane is like $1 a roll, going to make ppl poor

[imadaman]

[QUOTE=BaconDioxide;23713091]They're called videos.

[editline]09:21PM[/editline]

:v:[/QUOTE]

I think he meant the kind you can interact with :buddy:

[Uberkitty]

[b]ACHTUNG! SARCASM ALERT! SARCASM ALERT![/b]
Just another fucking fad that'll fade away like this shit:

[img]http://www.ev1.pair.com/colorTV/images/rca-colorTVad.jpg[/img]

[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4201207371_08bba938c5.jpg[/img]

[Demoman02]

[QUOTE=Uberkitty;23718765]Just another fucking fad that'll fade away like this shit:
[/QUOTE]

That's because we got better tv's.

Hell everything changes overtime. Even you, your balls.

[The Vman]

[QUOTE=Uberkitty;23718765]Just another fucking fad that'll fade away like this shit:

[IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4201207371_08bba938c5.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Now if it were in 3D, that clown would be reaching through the screen to grab the child and eat him.

[brianosaur]

[QUOTE=BmB;23712562]Not really, 3DTV's and displays are on the rise, no? Youtube has 3D support. There's plenty of room for 3D consumer equipment.[/QUOTE]

At the $1399.99 price point, it's pointless unless you're a professional in the field.

I'll wait until the hype of 3D goes down, and the price goes down.

[haushippo]

[QUOTE=Uberkitty;23718765]Just another fucking fad that'll fade away like this shit:

[img]http://www.ev1.pair.com/colorTV/images/rca-colorTVad.jpg[/img]

[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4201207371_08bba938c5.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://imgur.com/5lsNA.jpg[/IMG]

[codenamecueball]

3D is a shitty fad I can't wait for it to die out

[OogalaBoogal]

I feel that 3D is here to stay.

[Luxo]

[QUOTE=BmB;23712562]Not really, 3DTV's and displays are on the rise, no? Youtube has 3D support. There's plenty of room for 3D consumer equipment.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=OogalaBoogal;23719926]I feel that 3D is here to stay.[/QUOTE]

It's a fad, just like it was in the 80s.

[superdinoman]

3D is a fucking pointless headache causing fad.

[Aljaud]

3d is AWESOMEEEEE

[Electrocuter]

Screw 3D, where's my fucking interactive holograms?

[Doctor_Communis]

This is worse than color TV.

[Awesomecaek]

[QUOTE=Big Blue;23712556]everything new is bad!!!!! PANASONIC IS A THREAT TO THE WORLD

BOYCOTT ANYTHING NEW[/QUOTE]

Yeah, something new...

[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3424474410_cc4de92514.jpg[/img]

[editline]01:13PM[/editline]

3D imagery existed in parallel of normal pictures for more than a century if I am not mistaken, and it just isn't worth the shizzle. It's just a gimmicky fad for the less tech knowing people, who go "Hurf dufr 3D", while it's all unnecessary gimmick.

This lens in OP, for example, might make image about as 3D as my shit is, as the lenses are too close to each other. Humans stereoscopic perception works to up to blazing 10 meters, with the distance we have between the eyes. Those lenses have like 1 cm from each other. The convergent effect will be either barely noticeable for objects farther than few meters, or it will be completely shit.

Also, by using a 3D lens which splits the picture into two different ones, you basically halve the resolution of your camera, assuming that the lens separation is perfect and there are no additional blind spots (which I highly doubt about).

[quote=wiki] * Convergence - This is a binocular oculomotor cue for distance/depth perception. By virtue of stereopsis the two eye balls focus on the same object. In doing so they converge. The convergence will stretch the extraocular muscles. Kinesthetic sensations from these extraocular muscles also help in depth/distance perception. The angle of convergence is smaller when the eye is fixating on far away objects. [b]Convergence is effective for distances less than 10 meters.[/b]
[/quote]

This means, that object farther than 10m, are even for real human eye appearing as completely flat. Due to this, any imagery of things that may seem 3D when picturing something farther than 10m, is essentially unreal.

[editline]01:16PM[/editline]

3D tv's are bullshit, 3D cinemas are a nice attraction to try a few times, but still a bullshit in long run, and 3D photos are the worst bullshit.

[Astanovka]

I enjoy 3D where you don't need glasses or some bullshit equipment. Things like holographs, the way the Nintendo 3DS works or the image below are all cool in my books;

[url]http://www.pcworld.com/article/190937/3d_imageswithout_glasses.html[/url]
[img]http://www.3dmarquee.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/3d2.gif[/img]

[noctune9]

[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;23713130]The problem with 3D is that the hardware needed to view stuff in 3D costs obscene amounts of money. Also, 3D in movies become way too gimmicky, and theaters accommodate 3D more[/QUOTE]

Two projectors, and two pieces of polarized filter is all you need.
Not expensive at all.