Talk:Stereo camera

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36 cameras

In 2011, a student from the Technical University of Berlin made a throwable ball with 36 fixed-focus 2 MP CMOS cameras. When the ball is thrown into the air and reaches the zenith (zero acceleration position, detected by an accelerometer), it simultaneously captures 36 images, together comprising a spherical panorama.[9]

There is no evidence in the reference, or the more complete article it links to, that this has anything to do with the stereo cameras. It is designed to take true panorama images, not stereos, and there is no evidence of enough overlap to allow the production of stereoscopic images from the result. Unless someone comes up with a reference stating that it is designed to take stereo photos, this entire section will be deleted.

Why?

Why did someone remove the links to museum which shows stereo cameras?

My guess? Because they're in German. Someday I'll add English links. A2Kafir 18:13, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sample photos

How about some sample photos? I do not own any so I cannot put it up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.84.187.110 (talk) 13:00, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The general stereoscopy article is a more appropriate place for that, and there are some there. John Alan Elson★ WF6I A.P.O.I. 00:10, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Fuji W1 NOT FIRST!

I wouldn't want to curb anyone's enthusiasm for the Fuji W1, but it is definitely not the first digital stereo camera! There is, for example, the 3D VuCAM which is built into a pair of binoculars and has been out for several years. There is also the 3D Take 'n Vu and a few other devices which take both video and stills. Of course, all these are rather large and bulky so you could honestly say that it was the first compact digital stereo camera, or the first from a major manufacturer. Those statements would both be true. I'm giving you a chance to correct this before I do.

Let's not jump in to a flame war pre-emptively! I thought it was first, but now I've removed that claim. There is, however, a resurgence in 3D technology going on at the moment (starting in 2009), and explaining that to Wikipedia readers is valuable. --- Rixs (talk) 13:17, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2 2D vs 1 3D camera

I heard that as of 2010, 3D film cameras are typically two 2D cameras mounted close together, but that a camera designed from the ground up to be 3D would be better. Has this since happened? Any examples? -- Beland (talk) 20:30, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Fuji W1/W3 was designed as 3D from the ground up, so were many other digital 3D cameras. It's kinda like the 50s cameras with two synchronized shutters and ganged controls, you have to produce two separate images somehow, much like your eyes do.

As for film cameras, there were very few commercially made stereo cameras after 1971, other than the multi image lenticulars there were some cameras with built in beam splitters and a few macro cameras for ultra closeups. The high quality stereo film cameras were mostly regular cameras stitched together.

The one notable exception was the Horseman, which featured a tiny 28mm baseline and cost $5000, at least $4500 more than it was worth. It was actually a reworked version of a mono camera that had been discontinued despite the false marketing claims that it was designed for stereo from the ground up. It was 7P format but the built in stereo window meant that subjects closer than 5 feet, for which its baseline was best suited, would need cropping down to 5P to properly adjust the stereo window. It was also designed to use slide film at a time that slide film had almost completely disappeared in regular retail outlets such as target, being available almost exclusively at camera stores and through mail order. John Alan Elson★ WF6I A.P.O.I. 00:06, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

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