Viewsonic announced their mini-sized 3D camcorder last month, but now they’ve finally brought it to the US. Not only does the 3DV5 pack two 5MP fixed focus cameras for 3D 720p video, it’s also got a glassesless 3D display panel for playback.
Sony loves them some 3D. So much so that they have a global 3D taskforce to better enable all arms of their business to go 3D. They happily claim they’re the only company offering an end-to-end 3D solution. But there’s a big hole in their 3D product line-up – they don’t have a 3D consumer camcorder.
A year after Fujifilm introduced the first 3D camera to us, they’ve fine-tuned their encore act, the W3 – which shoots 3D video in 720p resolution, taking it from VGA to HD.
Well, lookee here. Panasonic has released local details for their Lumix range of point and shoots, as well as the “world’s first 3D consumer camcorder”.
The folks of Camcorder Info have gotten their hands onto Panasonic’s HDC-SDT750 – one of the first 3D camcorders designed with consumers in mind – and reviewed it. Here’s what they concluded:
We’ve heard a lot about the HDC-SDT750 3D camcorder, but now we’ve finally got the details straight from Panasonic. What we didn’t know before: It’ll cost $US1400 and be available in October.
Budding 3D home movie aficionados take note: An “affordable” consumer 3D camcorder, the HDC-SDT750, has leaked out ahead of a purported “official” reveal on July 28. The one caveat is this isn’t exactly a “new” camcorder at all: