Official Fujifilm 3D W3 Photo/Video Camera - Page 4

I think that hijacking a thread is impolite at best. If people want to talk about the Panasonic 3D camera, start a thread with the appropriate title. This one is titled as being about the Fuji camera.

Enough of that. Here is a 3D video I shot with the Fuji W3 camera. Choose 720p and your favorite 3D viewing technique on the Youtube site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvXeuujhAW4

Smooth motion and a nice 3D window effect.

I have a Fuji W1 and one of the things I don't like about it is that there is significant vertical misalignment at full zoom.

If you have a W3 you might want to check the alignment at min and max zoom.

i 2nd the hijack comment start a panny thread...

i just hooked my w3 up to my tv with a hdmi mini adapter and the video is too dark.

my ps3, laptop and sony dsc-hx1 look great.

the only thing different is the mini hdmi adapter?

but hdmi is digital, all or nothing more or less so id guess my camera has issues, or my tv has issues with just the w3 camera?

cool now i know what that option is for, i was thinking about it.

Actually there was a separate thread started with regard to comparing the Panasonic 3D Camera to the W3, though no one responded since it looks like Frank is the only one who has actually had any experience with it and I think we all welcome his insight posted here. Myself, I am probably the earliest owner of the Fuji W1 who has posted in these forums and there are multiple threads relating to the original Fuji that I started which may be of interest. I now also have the W3 as well. I do not have the Panasonic 3D camcorder but certainly welcome hearing from anyone who has, especially as it compares to the W3 for taking 3D video.

"we all welcome his insight posted here."

Speak for yourself. Insights about the Panasonic or any other camera are not for "here". If there is a thread comparing the two cameras, then anyone who actually can compare them (has both) can post there, whether that thread is old or not a new contribution to it puts the thread right up front. And anyone looking over threads interested in that topic can go there and ask questions. Burying any actual comparison here actually hides this interesting comparison topic.

My reaction to this is perhaps colored by the fact that in many threads a Panasonic owner butts in with info on his or her Panasonic camera, whether it is relevant or not. See the camcorder threads.

This thread is specifically about the Fuji W3.

But let's not hijack this thread further with a debate about logic, forum etiquette or what not.

Back to the W3: based on my experience, posting 3D videos from the W3 to Youtube requires careful attention to whether the scenes are reversed, as my original posting of my video was (one has to add to tag) even though the video had minimal processing. Makes a big difference. One obvious check is to look at an anaglyph version through red/cyan glasses the regular way and turned round to see which works better. The difference is not subtle.

Well I got my 3D print already and I am not impressed. It appears to be backwards. When you look at the picture from the right side, the left eye image is displayed. It is kind of hard to find the sweet spot where both eyes are fed a unique image. There is a lot of ghosting. Some 3D effect is there, but with the views backwards, it is ruined. They agreed to reprint it for me. We will see how that turns out.

I purchased this adapter to make effective 3D macro shots with the Fuji W3. The camera has a macro mode, but the distance between lenses is not ideal for 3D close-ups. The adapter uses mirrors to effectively change the distance between the lenses. This is a macro 3D shot of a tiny figurine (smaller than the photo image):



Use your red/cyan anaglyph glasses.

The photo was taken in low light without flash - 1/20th, iso400, f4, handheld.

Can you upload the MPO for this? I'd like to see how the adapter looks and I don't have anaglyph haha.

I am happy to upload the opriginal mpo. Where do you want me to upload it? btw, anaglyph glasses cost about 50 cents. I agree that anaglyph has shortcomings, but I deliberately choose subjects (colors) that minimize these, and they do display the 3D depth effects fine.

Anywhere is fine by me. Hotfile, skydrive, whatever you want

"Anywhere is fine by me. Hotfile, skydrive, whatever you want."

I am sorry, you want the files, you supply the site. I am not joining more sites just to provide you a file because you won't put on red/cyan glasses.

Got a W3 today. I've had 3D cameras (Realist, FED, and others) since 1965, and must say the images from this camera top them all. Even at ISO 800, they are not bad. I've made some 3D anaglyphs to show on my 23" monitor and they dead on.

Would someone answer two questions for me about their W3?

1. About how many 3D photos can you take on an 8 GB sdhc card?

2. About how many photos can you get with one battery charge?

Thanks for the link to the Manual. I saw a video review and the reviewer said that he had to do a Parallax adjustment on 70% of his shots. Can anyone comment on this?

My experience is that less than 10% need any parallax adjustment. What is the link to this review?

Another macro (unadjusted from the auto):

Not my experience so far. Depends on how level you hold the camera. If by chance you constantly hold it off-level--yes you will have to adjust for eye comfort. If it's a problem, a small bubble level can be used effectively to end that problem. Simply tape to the bottom and check the level before each shot. Or use a small piece of velcro and it can be snapped on and off as needed. Lots of us old Realist stereo film camera users do this.

Use the free program stereo photo maker: Load program, open the original mpo file from the W3, click 'color anaglyph', save stereo image. done.

I don't know mac stuff; the greater availability of programs like this is why.

Everyperson
I have sent you a pm regarding your interest in the Stereo Realist camera.

Yes, you connect with the mini-HDMI cable and control what's on screen from the camera.

Here's a link to the review.

http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews...-w3/11253.html

Thanks for the link.

I didn't see in print the statement that "70%" of his shots required parallax adjustment. This is a guy who spent a few hours with the camera at a press opening and as far as we can tell never viewed the photos on other than the back of the camera.

He also said: "Diane Rainey of Fujifilm told us that YouTube is working on 3D codec support, but we're not seeing that take effect for quite some time. "

Well, you can upload your 3D videos to youtube right now, and this has been true for some time.

No other review or forum postings I have seen mention this as a problem. My experience is auto parallax works extremely well. It's a non-issue.

Here is a quote from another, more careful, review:

"In use the auto-parallax-correction performed by the camera seems relatively faultless at aligning both the image planes."

http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/50...al3d-w3-review