P3D Minolta 3d(?) 1500

[Rod Sage <rsage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I came across the following in the new September Popular Science
magazine under What's New.
"With an eye toward bringing 3-d images to the Web, Minolta's 3D 1500
merges a digital camera with a 3-D image capture devise. The embedded
MetaFlash technology lets you take a series of pictures that get weaved
into a single 3-D image that can be manipulated and viewed from any
angle. The price is expected to be less than $5,000. www.minoltausa.com"

At first it sounded as if they were describing lenticular images, but
how could those be viewed on a computer screen? I am guessing it will
produce 2-D images of an object which can be rotated to view from
different angles? Haven't they been doing that for years and years? The
price seems steep whatever it is. IMHO.
RDS


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