DIGITAL DREAM CAMERA

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          I saw the article in VIDEO about the new digital camcorders
          and was pleasantly surprised to see they included a still
          mode.  It reminds me of my "dream" camera I wrote to this
          list about several years ago.  It was a digital camera with
          two lenses and image sensors that could be used for 2D or 3D
          video (still or motion).   One lens/CCD could be detached
          for hyper stereo or with long enough cables or some sort of
          wireless link, as a second camera viewpoint that could be
          edited together from a perfectly synchronized tape.
          Color/monochrome, resolution, still/motion, 2D or 3D would
          be options the photographer could select before or after
          capturing the images to tape or optical disk.  Several
          camcorders (SHARP had one) had an additional lens/CCD for
          wide angle or PIP effects.  Now Sony and Panasonic have the
          digital camcorders and what the reviews desecribed as high
          resolution color LCD viewfinders.  The viewfinders could be
          paired for a head mount display.  Multiplexing two digital
          video signals onto tape would be the last hurdle, the
          hardware is all being produced now.

            I think that if someone produced a camcorder like this
          that could switch between 2D and 3D with a good companion
          HMD, they could sell a lot more than Toshiba did with their
          dedicated machine.  A two camera setup like this with
          synchronized sound would seem to be a wedding videographers
          dream.  Of course the people on this list know what an
          insignificant piece of the market we are to Canon, Nikon
          etc..
          Duane Perry
          CCFPERRY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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