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World's First Integrated Twin-Lens 3D Camcorder

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-call-it-shamdora dept.

ElectricSteve writes "Shooting in 3D has traditionally required a complex, bulky and fragile rig using two cameras and additional hardware to calibrate and adjust them. Panasonic's straight-forwardly-named Twin-lens Full HD 3D camcorder looks to radically change the 3D game, with integrated lenses and dual SDHC memory card slots allowing you to capture 3D footage immediately, with just one device." So there ya go, get started making your own Avatar.

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  1. Ohh, really? by Lars+T. · · Score: 4, Insightful
    So there ya go, get started making your own Avatar.

    So where do I get the blue aliens and the monsters and the vehicles and ...

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    1. Re:Ohh, really? by JWSmythe · · Score: 3, Insightful

          I'd go original Star Trek style, and it would just be hot chicks in body paint, wearing not much of anything.

          And then it goes into someone elses comment above "wheres the 3d porn?" :)

          Funny thing about that camera. There's only one eyepiece. I guess you're not expected to see the scene as it's recorded. That's a shame.

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    2. Re:Ohh, really? by quantumplacet · · Score: 4, Insightful

      if you've ever shot anything professionally you'd know that what you see and what the camera sees are never quite the same thing. the parent has a legitimate point, and I don't think many professionals would make use of this camera. although the article is a little light on details, and in my opinion what you'd really want instead of a dual eyepiece is the ability to display each shot individually by hooking up two monitors. its also possible there's a button or something to allow you to choose which frame is displayed on the eyepiece or an external monitor.

  2. Not getting it... by Thoreauly+Nuts · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I really just don't understand this whole 3D movie thing. It's about as interesting as VR gloves in the late 90s; a neat idea, but really nothing but an expensive, impractical gimmick.

    I think I'll sit this out until someone invents the Holodeck, or at the very least, makes something that doesn't hurt my eyes or make me wear glasses.

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    1. Re:Not getting it... by zippthorne · · Score: 4, Insightful

      3D adds texture. It's often gimicky, because producers (I assume it's producers) demand excuses to show of "it's 3D!" usually by having something pointy come out of the frame too far (as in, too close for normal people to adjust their eyes to it quickly).

      But it's a perfectly useful tool for adding texture to projects if you avoid the gimmicky "throw stuff at you" tricks. It really does add to the immersion on films where they're not playing "look, it's 3D!" all the time.

      No one calls greek friezes "gimmky" just because they have some relief (although they would if every frieze had a spear sticking way out to remind you). It's just another tool for artists to use to evoke emotion.

      Now, I'd challenge you to watch one of the films where it wasn't just a gimmick, but I'd be hard pressed to actually name one. "Monsters vs. Aliens" wasn't too bad, though.

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    2. Re:Not getting it... by jgtg32a · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Which was the part I liked the most about Avatar, the 3D was there but not a gimmick.

  3. Amazing HD, Awesome 3D, Cutting Edge Mono Sound! by sexconker · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Cameras need better mic options.