OLED screens, Blu-ray players and brain control

15.04.2009

Japan's FujiFilm wants to add a new dimension to photography this year: the third dimension. In the battle to differentiate its products in the competitive digital camera market, the Japanese camera maker has developing a prototype camera that features two identical lenses and image sensors. It snaps almost-identical images that are blended together by a custom chip to produce a 3D image. The camera, which was on show in Tokyo recently, has a 2.8-inch 3D LCD panel on the rear of the prototype camera so viewers don't need special glasses. It can shoot stills or video. The prototype 3D camera first appeared at last year's Photokina show in Germany and recently made an appearance a the PMA show in the U.S. and Tokyo's Photo Imaging Expo. It's next step will be onto store shelves. FujiFilm plans to launch its first 3D camera in Japan later this year.