Sony Develops Single-lens 3D Camera

Sony has developed a movie camera capable of shooting 3D images with a single lens and plans to unveil it at next week's Ceatec show in Tokyo.
By utilizing a single lens the camera neatly solves one of the problems associated with current 3D photographic technique: the complicated set-up required for dual lenses. When using a camera with two lenses -- one for the right image and one for the left -- the lenses must be carefully aligned and synchronized so that the resulting images maintain the same degree of 3D perception when see by viewers.
The Sony camera takes a single image and separates it into right and left images that are then recorded by individual image sensors. The light is split using mirrors, not shutters, so the recorded image also appears smoother, said Sony.
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