But there's one category of 3D gear for the home that doesn't require a bank loan: 3D video cameras. I'm not talking about James Cameron's Pace camera rigs here; these are ordinary consumer-grade camcorders that are affordable and as easy to use as run-of-the-mill video cameras. They are a surprisingly accessible first step into 3D video. You can see the video in 3D and without glasses on the cameras' own displays. It's no accident that some of these cameras' manufacturers are also selling 3D TVs they are banking on user generated content partially filling the void until Hollywood produces more 3D Blu-rays.

And that strategy may work: There are already subcultures of 3D enthusiasts shooting everything from homemade 3D nature clips to 3D music videos and distributing them online. As for the cameras themselves, there are several coming to market at prices from a few hundred bucks to just under two thousand. The rough patches have more to do with the half-evolved infrastructure of at-home 3D equipment and software than with the cameras themselves. the cameras. Pricewise, 3D cameras fall into two categories: For $1000 to $1700, you can get a full-feature 3D HD camcorder with optical zoom, high-end sensors and processors that can record at high bit rates which translate directly to higher video quality. Below $1000, there are several easy-to-use 3D video cameras, but what you get varies from device to device.

The most straightforward of the cheaper bunch is the Sony 3D Bloggie, a camera that resembles the once popular but now defunct Flip video camera, but with two stereoscopic lenses. Primarily a 3D video camera, it can shoot 3D stills as well. Reversing those priorities is the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3, a 3D still camera that can also shoot 3D video. Perhaps the weirdest device in the group is the HTC Evo 3D, a full-feature smartphone with integrated 3D camera that takes both still photos and video. If the $1000-and-above 3D camcorders are analogous to SLR still cameras, then these more affordable cameras are comparable to pocket point-and-shooters.


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