Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 Digital Camera Review
During PHOTOKINA 2008 in Cologne, Germany, Fujifilm announced a totally brand new product that was not seen on the market and that time and was completely different from all the Digital Imaging Systems (3D digital camera, 3D digital photo frame, 3D digital printing) This marked as a new world of digital imaging in the field. Nearly a year after this news released, the actual was finally marketed and it was the world’s first to achieve 3D imaging, it was the 3D camera FinePix REAL 3D W1.
Before the advent of Fuji’s REAL 3D imaging system, 3D images of all the system needed to have 3D glasses to deliver the 3D effect but Fuji’s REAL 3D imaging system delivers 3D images to the naked eye. As the 3D images must have the proper media to run it, the release of REAL 3D W1 Fuji was also joined with the release of digital photo frame, digital printing and other related products to improve the 3D output.
How does the 3D camera work?
Our ability to determine depth is due to viewing objects along 2 different lines of sight, or called parallax. The 3D camera is fitted with 2 lenses to mimic what the human eyes see. It features two lenses and two sensors.The dual lens with double Fuji CCD design allows not only for REAL 3D shooting, you can also press the shutter and take two different photo styles at the same time, this is something that other cameras cannot do and allows the photographer to shoot faster then determine what settings is more appropriate for the user, a very useful function. The 3D imaging works in two different angles, left and right and then by combining two pictures into a 3D photo.
Unfortunately, even though Fuji’s REAL 3D imaging system allows 3D images to be seen through our naked eye, it cannot be achieved through software on the computer. While Fuji has recently launched an upgraded version of REAL 3D W1 REAL 3D W3, it still does not address this problem.You can’t get the 3D effect from a normal PC monitor. You’ll see the photos from the left and right lens separately. That means you actually need a 3D TV to make the most of its features.
That being said, some people might think that it’s just a gimmick, especially for people without a 3D HDTV. However, the Fuji 3D camera is quite sophisticated and rather affordable for creating 3D images. Furthermore, it’s quite fun and exciting to use while showing off to your friends.
Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3
Fuji 3D W3 uses a slider with matte brushed metal panel which effectively prevents fingerprint marks on it and aesthetically more appealing. The Fuji 3D camera has a special slide design for easy one-hand operation on the camera and flashing blue 3D marked on the camera adds a little fashion statement to it. The Fuji 3D camera sensor carries 10 million effective pixels, 3X optical zoom lens, equipped with a 3.5-inch touch screen, able to shoot 720p 3D video, video output to a 3D TV through HDMI 1.4 interface directly, the new design still uses the previous double microphone and dual lens concept. In addition, the Fuji 3D camera uses SD/SDHC as storage media, supports aperture priority, program auto or manual exposure capabilities. The use of a new NP-50 lithium-ion battery reduces the camera body weight.
As a new 720p HD 3D consumer-level digital video camera, the Fuji 3D camera uses an improved Real Photo Engine 3D HD video processor, which you can shoot at 1280 × 720/24fps 3D video. It is also equipped with a new “FinePix REAL 3D camera system”. In order to obtain true 3D images, it has two 3x optical zoom lens.
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To hold two lenses, the Fuji 3D camera’s length is a lot wider than the average digital cameras. The beauty and portability of the camera was achieved by minimizing the size in terms of width and thickness as far as possible. Its final size is 124 (length) × 65.9 (W) × 27.8mm (H), which is already very close to most of camera systems on the market now so portability is still very good.The 3D camera and video is not really a mystery, it just uses the left and right eye principle to look at objects to form a single image.
In term of specs and design, doesn’t seem to be any problems there. So what is preventing it from becoming mainstream?
Only through use of special 3D glasses can we watch 3D photos and 3D videos. Furthermore, it also needs special software because of the 3D video playback. An the price tag is rather hefty for a digital camera, which is not a suitable gift product.
It is important to note that, in order to play 3D images, we also need to upgrade the computer video card. This graphics card, in order to meet the requirements, is also a costly add on in order to comfortably watch the 3D effect. Overall, the cost is approximately USD1k, which is rather high just for getting the effect. But like all things, it is just another creative device to add to our toolkit. There are different lenses for certain jobs, same goes with cameras. The images this camera makes really have to be seen to be amazed. Many are really awed at how good the 3d images look.
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