World's First Integrated Twin-Lens 3D Camcorder 162
ElectricSteve writes "Shooting in 3D has traditionally required a complex, bulky and fragile rig using two cameras and additional hardware to calibrate and adjust them. Panasonic's straight-forwardly-named Twin-lens Full HD 3D camcorder looks to radically change the 3D game, with integrated lenses and dual SDHC memory card slots allowing you to capture 3D footage immediately, with just one device." So there ya go, get started making your own Avatar.
Re:Finally - 3D porn! (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Now, if only... (Score:4, Informative)
Maybe it's about time that the standard consumer camcorder takes video in full HD for a decent price? I'd like to see that first.
Your wish [cnet.com] is my command. So how was this last year [cnet.com] you spent in a cave?
Tigerdirect has that first model on sale for $500 [tigerdirect.com]. That seems to me to be a pretty decent price... unless you're one of those "Let me know when I can get [product X] with [feature Q], [feature R], and two [feature S] for $99".
Re:Too close to each other? (Score:3, Informative)
Look at the size of the handstrap on the side, then use that to judge the size and distance of the lenses. I think you'll find that it's rather large.
The size of the tripod throws you off, but that's a solid, professional tripod and not some tiny kid's toy.
Re:$12,000 !!! (Score:3, Informative)
> Doesn't the $12,000 price tag rather defeat any savings in memory cards?
No. HD video fills up those $500+ P2 memory cards in minutes. They must then be swapped out for the next shot. If you can't afford $80,000 worth of video cards, you will need a person pulling the contents of those video cards onto hard drives full time during the shoot so that they can be reused.