Digital Imaging Technology Leaps Into the Realm of 3D!

We have heard the word ‘innovation' a bit too often. So much so that any mention of a new innovation has ceased to cause a stir. But FujiFilm's latest FinePix REAL 3D System, a 3D (three dimensional) camera that lets users enjoy 3D images without the need to wear special 3D glasses-definitely sounds innovative!

Advertised by the company as the world's first 3D digital imaging system, it comprises the camera, called FinePix REAL 3D W1; an 8-inch (20.3 cm) viewer on which the 3D images are displayed, called FinePixREAL 3D V1; and production technology that enables users to print 3D images, called 3D Print.

Capturing a 3D image is akin to the way our eyes capture the world around us. A pair of human eyes produce two slightly offset images of the same scene, which the brain combines to perceive depth. To achieve a 3D image, it is necessary to flawlessly layer together two images, says A. Rajkumar, country general manager (DSC), FujiFilm India.

He enumerates the facets that make the FinePix REAL 3D system a 'revolutionary' and 'one-of-its-kind' innovation: "Since the creation of a 3D image involves shooting of two identical pictures from the same perspective, with a slight gap between two cameras, earlier a 3D image could only be achieved by using two different cameras. It then required flawlessly layering together these two images. But with the FinePix REAL 3D system, it is now possible to capture a 3D image using a single camera. The user has to simply point and shoot."