[CNET – excerpts]
Having tested several digital cameras with 3D photo modes, the excitement quickly wears off. That’s mostly because the results aren’t great and they require a 3D HDTV and glasses. The DXG-018 camera is different.
While other manufacturers use a single lens, high-speed shooting, and image processing to create a 3D image, the DXG has two f2.8 lenses and two incredibly small 1/9-inch type sensors (a typical point-and-shoot has a 1/2.3-inch type sensor). Press the shutter release and it captures a single 0.3-megapixel shot with each lens.
Those shots are saved side by side (see the photo below). The camera can focus as close as 6 inches from the subject, but be warned: the angle of view is very narrow. Framing shots is done on a 1.4-inch LCD; that’s small and the screen quality is miserable, so it can be difficult to use in full sun. …
Once you’ve taken some pictures, you pop out your SD card (not included) or connect to a computer or printer by Micro-USB, and make some prints on standard 4×6-inch photo paper. They come out of the camera formatted properly, so there’s no editing to do and the files are viewable on any computer. Just cut along the dashed lines and you’ll have a stereoscopic slide to stick in one of the three included cardboard viewers. …
The starting price is $70, but it can be found online for about $50…
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