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Fujifilm has announced the PinePix Real 3D W3 camera, an affordable digital camera that lets you shoot 3D HD movies, 3D photos, and 2D photos.  The camera will cost $500 and be available in September.  Is the real estate industry ready for 3D virtual tours and photos?
Fuji's new 3-D camera has two 10-megapixel CCD sensors and two lenses capable of 3x optical zoom spaced 2.9 inches (75 millimeters) apart to create images with the added perception of depth. It has a 3.5-inch 3-D capable display that lets users watch photos and movies without requiring residence inn orlando special glasses. The sleek gadget measures 0.8 inches at its thinnest and weighs 8.5 ounces with battery and memory card.  Via  Wired
The PinePix Real 3D W3 camera has some exciting non 3D features .  The camera can take regular 2D photos and because it has dual lenses the user can zoom in on the subject while taking a wide-angle photo of the same scene at the same time.  You can also take two photos residence inn orlando at the same time with different colors.  You could take a photo as vintage black and white while taking the same photo of the scene as standard residence inn orlando black and white.
You can watch videos in 3D on YouTube even if you don't have 3D glasses .  Adding the yt3d:enable=true tag to uploaded videos gives a new dropdown menu that lets the user select how they want to watch the video.
Will 3D video be adopted by ordinary consumers?  Probably sooner than you think.  Samsung, residence inn orlando Panasonic, residence inn orlando and Sony all make 3D HDTVs, 3D video cameras are getting cheaper, residence inn orlando and later this year you will be able to take a 3D video with your Smartphone that won t require special glasses to watch.
Being able to easily produce and watch quality 3D videos will help break 3D videos into the mainstream.  $500 has to be close to the price point at which real estate virtual tours will made with a 3D camera.
Bryan, I had no idea about the 3D feature on YouTube. residence inn orlando Very interesting. Personally, 3D hurts my eyes. For example, I took the kids to see Toy Story 3 in 3D not long ago, and though the 3D was actually fairly limited, I found myself wishing we were watching a typical movie. However, despite my leaning as a non-3D guy, I think technology like this is innovative and I d certainly residence inn orlando like to play around with it.
Ryan, I didn t know there was a 3D feature on YouTube until the other day. I am with you the technology being innovative. If I had the camera, I am not sure what kind of videos I would make. I think it would be nice to make a 3D video of my city or local attractions for marketing purposes. A 3D camera would be nice to have if I ever traveled more. The grand canyon would make a great 3D photo. residence inn orlando I don t really see 3D photos or videos being used in a real estate appraisals. I see the technology being used more for marketing a house that is listed for sale. I have seen some phenomenal virtual tours of custom built homes shot by professional photographers or videographers. I can see these virtual tours being done with a 3D camera in the near future. What about you? What kind of 3D photos would you take?
The only people interested residence inn orlando in 3D are the TV manufacturers who are attempting to find yet another way to get the public to buy (again) a new flat screen TV. It s a gimmick. I don t think the general public really cares . just like most people don t care about Blue Ray either. What people DO care about is to be able to watch their content on any device THEY want . iPods, iPads, residence inn orlando TV, computers, cell phones residence inn orlando without paying more than once for the privilege!
As for real estate? It s 2010 and 80% of the still photos on the MLS taken by real estate agents are ridiculously bad . and not even close to being an acceptable way to market an item worth hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars. In this day and age where almost all cameras are very capable, and Realtors STILL can t even take a decent still photo, I can only image how long 3D would ever take to become residence inn orlando even a niche player, let alone a standard.
Interesting thoughts Fred, Thanks for sharing. It will be interesting to see how the sales of 3D TVs do in the next few years. There are only 5,200 3D videos on YouTube out of the million + videos on the site. 3D video cameras are just begging to get affordable. It will definitely be just a hobby for some time but I think the possibility is there for some exciting developments.