3D Cameras

We've already had plenty of announcements from the Google I/O 2021 developer event happening this week, but Google has also been showing off a 3D video conferencing app that it's working on called Project Starline.

Next-gen 3D cameras are on the way, capable of rendering spatial images in unprecedented resolution and speed. The MegaX research camera captures single-photon light levels at up to 24,000 frames per second, paving the way for safer autonomous cars.

Currently on Kickstarter, the SID camera is a dual-lens 3D-shooter which promises to make it simple to film footage suitable for VR applications and headsets. 3D live-streaming is also possible with the compact device, as is the ability to add Augmented Reality special effects to videos.

Sticking with what it knows, Toronto-based Matter and Form has created Bevel, an accessory that turns smartphones and tablet into 3D cameras. Unlike the team's 3D Scanner, Bevel is intended for capturing everyday events that can then be shared in 3D.

Inspecting products on the assembly line can itself be expensive, time consuming, and not as accurate as it should be. To speed things up a bit, BMW has developed a new system for inspecting bumpers that uses gestures to allow inspectors to literally point out defects.

By juxtaposing two images taken from the same angle but with different focus depths, Harvard researchers have found a way to create 3D images from a stationary camera or microscope with a single lens. The technique has potential for microscopy and 3D movies.

With a design modeled after an old Viewmaster, the Poppy uses an iPhone's own camera to capture and view stills and video in stereoscopic 3D.

Microsoft is set to make life easier for graphic artists, 3D printing aficionados, industrial designers, animators, architects, and games developers by turning its Kinect sensor to the task of generating 3D models of objects and environments.

The Lynx A is a point-and-shoot camera that creates digital 3D models of whatever it’s pointed at.

NCTech iSTAR camera take 360 degree images in shot.

The 3DCone is an add-on for the iPhone that allows users to capture 3D still and video.

Panasonic has now released its twin-lens 2D/3D camcorder - the HDC-Z10000.