That sounds EXACTLY like the photos from the "3D Camera" my parents used to have. The camera had 3 small lenses and so it used 3 exposures for each shot. But the pictures were expensive and it supposedly used special film, from what I remember.
Honestly tho, the final output hardly ever looked all that "worth-it."
The worse part was that it _really_ got annoying when they would say: "No, go over there slightly behind your dad so that we get that 3-D effect!"
Personally, I always preferred going slightly behind whomever was taking the picture.
Many have already mentioned the fact that "rubbish pictures" can be easily avoided by increasing storage whether it be by buying more SmartMedia / CompactFlash / etc cards or perhaps just going with a digicam that supports MicroDrive (say for example the Canon PowerShot G1 or G2). With the prices of even the MicroDrive becoming more and more affordable, storage and "rubbish pictures" won't necessarily be the problem. If you're one of the lucky ones to have a MicroDrive with your digicam, you probably never even have to "change film."
The main problem now tends to go towards battery life to make sure you have that chance to capture that last piece of rubbish. Some digicam makers claim that their battery life can last up to 3 to 5 hours or perhaps 200 to 500 photos, but those numbers tend to go down tremendously once you start using the digicam's LCD (especially to help frame a shot and to, of course, see the product afterwards)! Even having a spare battery can be better in theory than in practice. I remember when I had my first camcorder. There would "always" be that one time when I forgot to recharge the spare that something really important was about to happen!
".... hmm, this one has a red dot. I forget, does that mean it's recharged or empty?"
You could always regain storage space on the fly by deleting pics, but to regain battery power, you must recharge!
playing a game that Sony already has (Infantry)? If they bring in JeffP (maker of SubSpace, Infantry, Cosmic Rift) to help out with the game, I'll be more willing to give it a shot:)
His games are the only ones I ever go back to even after "retiring" for months.
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That sounds EXACTLY like the photos from the "3D Camera" my parents used to have. The camera had 3 small lenses and so it used 3 exposures for each shot. But the pictures were expensive and it supposedly used special film, from what I remember.
Honestly tho, the final output hardly ever looked all that "worth-it."
The worse part was that it _really_ got annoying when they would say: "No, go over there slightly behind your dad so that we get that 3-D effect!"
Personally, I always preferred going slightly behind whomever was taking the picture.
The exact question found at the end of Chapter 33 in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is:
"What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"
That's it. That's all there is.
Many have already mentioned the fact that "rubbish pictures" can be easily avoided by increasing storage whether it be by buying more SmartMedia / CompactFlash / etc cards or perhaps just going with a digicam that supports MicroDrive (say for example the Canon PowerShot G1 or G2). With the prices of even the MicroDrive becoming more and more affordable, storage and "rubbish pictures" won't necessarily be the problem. If you're one of the lucky ones to have a MicroDrive with your digicam, you probably never even have to "change film."
The main problem now tends to go towards battery life to make sure you have that chance to capture that last piece of rubbish. Some digicam makers claim that their battery life can last up to 3 to 5 hours or perhaps 200 to 500 photos, but those numbers tend to go down tremendously once you start using the digicam's LCD (especially to help frame a shot and to, of course, see the product afterwards)! Even having a spare battery can be better in theory than in practice. I remember when I had my first camcorder. There would "always" be that one time when I forgot to recharge the spare that something really important was about to happen!
".... hmm, this one has a red dot. I forget, does that mean it's recharged or empty?"
You could always regain storage space on the fly by deleting pics, but to regain battery power, you must recharge!
playing a game that Sony already has (Infantry)? :)
If they bring in JeffP (maker of SubSpace, Infantry, Cosmic Rift) to help out with the game, I'll be more willing to give it a shot
His games are the only ones I ever go back to even after "retiring" for months.