FujiFilm REAL 3D W1 – A New ‘Third’ Dimension To Digital Imagery
Fed up with standard two dimensional photographs? A new camera set to take three dimensional photos is set for release very soon! The new 3D camera from FujiFilm is said to “revolutionise the world of photography” on it’s release in September 2009 in the UK.
The FujiFilm REAL 3D W1 is the first of its kind set for public release, retaining at around £570 in most high-end retail outlets. The revolutionary digital camera is about the same size and shape of most ‘portable’ digital camera but instead of the standard one lense camera, the REAL 3D W1 has two lenses, one to capture the foreground image and one to capture the background image, as well as two sensors. A clever processor inside the camera then merges the two images together to create the 3D photo, capturing three dimensions of your digital photography.
As with all technological advances there is an apparent downside; at the moment there are two ways in which a user can view their photos. The first method is via a 2.8 inch viewable screen on the back of the camera – which is good for showing your friends but not much else! Or the user can purchase a unique 8 inch digital photo frame allowing the user to view both photos and videos. Of couse the photo frame is quite expensive, expecting to retail at around £400!! Failing that a user has a final option of sending their photos to a special labratory in Japan which, on request, will print the photos on a special kind of printing paper called lenticulated paper allowing users to view their photos in a three dimension format.
Like all new gadgets their are upsides and downsides to the new device but we at Your Life cannot wait to see what this new camera has to offer. In time the prices will fall allowing more people to get hold of the latest in digital photography and the technology will evolve to who knows what! Watch this space.
