3D movies can now be in HD.
Fujifilm updated its 3D camera with HD video, a mini HDMI port for playback on 3D televisions, and enhanced new 3D modes.
Last year Fujifilm introduced what it says was the first complete solution for 3D digital photography — and now its new model makes “3D imaging more accessible to all consumers, enabling them to shoot in 3D HD and making it easy to view their photos and movies on most 3D TV systems.”
The new slimmer model measures 21 mm at its thinnest point, and weighs 8.5 ounces with battery and storage card. Fujifilm says its stainless steel construction “ensures that the optical axis is balanced ever so precisely resulting in accurate 3D images.”
The $500 camera is built around two 10 megapixel CCDs and dual 3x optical zoom lenses (35-105mm). The optics are spaced 75 mm apart to create realistic images “that are similar to how human eyes see them,” the company says. “This technology produces a synchronized image with a natural sense of depth,” and captures 3D photos and video at 720p HD — a distinct improvement over the VGA resolution video of last year’s model. It also captures stereo audio.
The camera automatically adjusts parallax in 3D auto mode for an optimal sense of depth. Manual mode operates the parallax control lever on the top of the camera to fine-tune the sense of depth and alignment of the images. Both can be used to eliminate “ghosting” and increase or decrease the 3D effect.
Fujifilm says in an “enhanced” 3D mode, advanced users take two shots of the same subject from different positions; the camera merges and save the captured images as a single 3D photo. “Photos of distant subjects like mountains and skyscrapers look amazing in enhanced 3D,” the company says.
As the FinePix W3’s sensors and lenses have individually controlled shutters, the camera can produce more than just 3D photos. The user can choose different zoom ranges and color settings for each image:
- Tele/Wide simultaneous shooting can zoom in on a subject while also taking a wide-angle shot of the same scene.
- Two-Color simultaneous shooting takes photos of the same scene with a different color tonality.
- Dual-Sensitivity simultaneous shooting captures high and standard sensitivity simultaneously, to, for example, take panned shots of a moving subject at the same instant with different degrees of background motion blur.
The 3.5-inch autostereoscopic 3D LCD displays images and movies in 3D needing 3D glasses. The lenticular system uses rows of convex lenses that create a binocular parallax effect to produce a realistic 3D image with less cross-talk and flicker, Fujifilm says. A “High Luminosity” mode display images 1.5 times brighter, and color reproduced 1.8 times deeper, then the previous model, “allowing for clear, distinct and vivid images.”
Also, Fujifilm’s SeeHere.com website sells 3D prints priced at $7 for a 5 by 7 inch print.
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