Panasonic Makes a Multitasking 3D Photo, Video Camera
Panasonic today announced the twin-lens Lumix DMC-3D1 digital still camera (DSC).
Typically, you would use the two lenses to capture 3D images, but there is another use for dual-lenses: the camera allows the user to shoot video with one lens and use the other for a fully functional digital camera (including zooming) at the same time. In those moments when you hate to have to make a decision between a video or pictures, you could use this camera and get both You could also take two photos at once but with each lens at a different zoom setting.
At $500 MSRP (available in December), the Lumix DMC-3D1 isn't exactly cheap, but you get a 12-megapixel DSC that takes up to eight pictures per second (four with autofocus) and 1920x1080i video in AVCHD or MP4 formats. 3D pictures are taken in 8 megapixel resolution. The DSC lens includes a 25 mm wide angle lens and a 4x optical zoom. Panasonic claims that the battery life of the Lumix is comparable to that of a single-lens camera.
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So, it doesn't actually take 3D video?
It's the 3DS!! in Digital camera mode
So does it shoot in 3D too?? If it does and plus all the single double lens functionality, then the 500 Bucks is worth the geek tool.
question, that 8 pictures a second, is that a quick burst, or is that continuous? i thought that digital slr cameras were at best 3 pics a second (low end consumer)
So does it shoot in 3D too?? If it does and plus all the single double lens functionality, then the 500 Bucks is worth the geek tool.
i think it would be worth it for the 2 different zoom levels alone, i mean unless you are taking a picture of a still object, id rather have one zoomed in, and one zoomed out and both take one picture
lets say you are filming a cat stalking a bird, the moment you press the shoot button, the cat moves, and its half in frame half out, but on the other picture, it may not be zoomed in, but you still caught the moment.
or different focal points on the autozoom, you have no idea how often i take pictures from behind a screen, but the damn cameras always focus on the screen, instead of what i want to take the picture of, so its i'm always holding the camera way above my head and shooting basically blind. it would be nice if they could have one focus closer and one focus further away on that auto zoom.
It's like looking both ways at the same time. Will make you short sighted and cross-eyed
Oh, something that's quite nice to use once someone mentions it!