Fujifilm Finepix W3 - Real 3D Camera

As technology advances, 3D technology is no longer limited to the Cinema, it has gone into our televisions too. In the near future, we'll probably be watching HD movies on our hm TVs.

Hence, it's definitely trendy if you start snapping 3D photos & videos! Let me introduce the star of the day - Fujifilm Finepix W3.

Fujifilm has been pionnering in the development of 3D cameras and W3 is one these cameras that Fujifilm developed. 

What is so special about this camera? 

Firstly, if you are observant, you'll notice that W3 has 2 lens which is the main reason why it can take 3D pictures. The 2 lens take 2 photos of the same object and overlay them together to get a "perspective" view which is your 3D pictures. 

The best part of this camera is that you do not need any 3D glasses to view the 3D photos on the camera. W3 has a very special 3.5 inch LCD that allows you to view your 3D photos in 3D or 2D on the camera w/o  any 3D glasses needed!

I think ( my personal opinion only) that this is a really cool camera! It's something very unqiue even though looking at the 3.5 inch LCD for straight 30 mins could cause some dizziness. Nonetheless, it's worth it. :)

If you have a 3D TV at home, then you can view your 3D photos on your home TV Screen too! Which is why I'm excited about it :) If you prefer to have your photos printed in 3D instead, you can do so currently at Singapore Universal Studios at Sentosa, but I've got the news that Fujifilm is installing the 3D photo printers in all the Fuji Printing Labs islandwide, so if you could wait, you wouldn't need to travel all the way to sentosa just to have your photos printed. Let me warn you, printing the photos in 3D might be costly, but for the effect, it's still worth it.

Before I forget, let me give you the specifications & the recommended retail price (as stated by Fujifilm, 6th Oct).

Model Name	FinePix REAL 3D W3
Number of effective pixels	10.0 megapixels
CCD sensor	1/2.3-inch CCD x2
Storage media	Internal memory (Approx. 34MB) SD memory card SDHC memory card
File format	3D Still image: MPO+JPEG, MPO (Multi Picture Format compatible) 2D Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.3 *3) (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible) 3D Movie: 3D-AVI (Stereo AVI format with 2 image channels) 2D Movie: AVI format (Motion JPEG with stereo sound)
Number of recorded pixels	Still image: L: <4:3> 3,648 x 2,736 pixels / <3:2> 3,648 x 2,432 pixels / <16:9> 3,584 x 2,016 pixels M: <4:3> 2,592 x 1,944 pixels / <3:2> 2,592 x 1,728 pixels / <16:9> 2,560 x 1,440 pixels S: <4:3> 2,048 x 1,536 pixels / <3:2> 2,016 x 1,344 pixels / <16:9> 1,920 x 1,080 pixels
Lens	Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens, F3.7(Wide) - F4.2(Telephoto) f=6.3 - 18.9mm, equivalent to 35 - 105 mm on a 35mm camera
Aperture	Wide: F3.7 - F8.0, Telephoto: F4.2 - F9.0
Focus distance (from lens surface)	Normal Approx. 60cm / 2ft. to infinity Macro(3D) ·         Wide : Approx. 38cm -70cm / 1.2ft. -2.3 ft. ·         Telephoto : Approx.1.1m - 2.3m /3.6ft. -7.5ft. Macro(2D) ·         Wide : Approx. 8cm - 80cm / 0.3ft. - 2.6ft. ·         Telephoto : Approx. 60cm - 3m / 2.0ft. - 9.8ft.
Recommended shooting distance for 3D	Normal ·         Wide : Approx. 1.3m to infinity / 4.3ft. to infinity ·         Telephoto : Approx. 3.7m to infinity / 12.1ft. to infinity Macro ·         Wide : Approx. 48cm - 70cm / 1.6ft. -2.3 ft. ·         Telephoto : Approx 1.4m - 2.2m / 4.6ft. -7.2ft.
Sensitivity	Auto(400) / Auto(800) / Auto(1600) / Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 (Standard Output Sensitivity)
Exposure control	TTL 256-zones metering, Multi, Spot, Average
Exposure mode	Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual
Shooting modes	SP mode: Natural light, Natural light and with Flash, Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Sunset, Snow, Beach, Underwater, Party, Anti-Blur ADV 3D: Interval 3D shooting, Individual shutter 3D shooting ADV 2D: Tele/Wide simultaneous shooting, 2-Color simultaneous shooting, 2-Sensitivity simultaneous shooting
Shutter speed	Night : 1/8sec. - 1/500sec. Night (Tripod) : 3sec. - 1/500sec. Manual : 1/2sec. - 1/1000sec. All other modes including AUTO : 1/4sec. - 1/1000sec
Continuous shooting	3D Top-40 (max. 2 frames/sec. "S" only) 2D Top-40 (max. 1 frame/sec.) 2D High speed Top-40 (max. 3 frames/sec. "S" only)
Focus	mode Single AF AF mode 3D: Center 2D: Center, Multi (for Face Detection off only)
White balance	Automatic scene recognition Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm white), Fluorescent light (Cool white), Incandescent light, Underwater lighting
Self-timer	Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. delay
Flash	Auto flash Effective range: (ISO 800) Normal ·         Wide : Approx. 60cm - 3.6m / 2ft. - 11.8 ft. ·         Telephoto : Approx. 60cm - 3.1m / 2ft. - 10.2ft. Macro ·         Wide : Approx. 30cm - 80cm / 1ft. - 2.6ft. ·         Telephoto : Approx. 60cm - 1.5m / 2ft. - 4.9ft.
Flash modes	Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro. Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction
LCD monitor	3.5-inch, Approx. 1,150,000 dots color LCD monitor with Lenticular type, Approx. 100% coverage
Movie recording	1280 x 720 (24 frames/sec.) / 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) / 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) with stereo sound * Zoom function cannot be used during movie recording. * SD memory card with a class 6 write speed (6 MB/s) or better is recommended.
Photography functions	3D                 Auto parallax control, Power management,                 Framing guideline, Frame No. memory 2D Face Detection (with Red-eye removal), Power management, Framing guideline, Frame No. memory
Playback functions	3D Parallax adjustment, Multi-frame playback (with Micro Thumbnail), Cropping, Resize, Sorting by date, Slideshow 2D Face Detection (with Red-eye removal), Multi-frame playback (with Micro Thumbnail), Sorting by date, Cropping, Resize, Slideshow, Image rotate
Terminal	HD output HDMI 1.4-3D compliant, HDMI mini-terminal Video output NTSC/PAL selectable Digital interface USB 2.0 High-Speed
Power supply	NP-50 Li-ion battery (included)
Dimensions	Approx. 124.0 (W) x 65.9(H) x 27.8 (D) mm / 4.9 (W) x 2.6 (H) x 1.1 (D) in. (Minimum thickness: 21.0mm / 0.8in.)
Weight	Approx. 230g / 8.1oz (excluding battery and memory card) Approx. 250g / 8.5oz (including battery and memory card)
Operating Temperature	0°C - +40°C
Operating Humidity	80% (no condensation)

The Fujifilm W3 is priced at $799 with 8GB & Case (as of 6/10)