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Photos: Fujifilm Finepix Real3D camera three-dimensional hands-on

We got our hands on the Fujifilm FinePix Real3D camera, with just one question on our lips: is it any good?

Richard Trenholm
Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene to Europe's refugee camps to the Sundance film festival.
Richard Trenholm
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We're a fickle bunch here at Crave. One minute we're decrying 3D television as an unwanted gimmick, the next we're moistening our trews over the the Fujifilm FinePix Real3D camera. Hey, we're complex characters.

We had a play with the 10-megapixel Real3D camera here at IFA. It's bigger than most cameras, but no bigger than top-end compacts or compact superzooms. So is the three-dimensional effect any cop? Yes, actually, because while it won't have you ducking in alarm as objects appear to be flying past your head, it does one thing that none of the telly concepts exhibited here can do: it creates a 3D effect without glasses.

When we say 3D effect, what we mean is that there's a genuine sense of depth: subjects really stand out from the background. It's hard to make the best of this in the cramped confines of an exhibition hall -- and with such a small screen -- but we can see ourselves having a lot of fun with this thing in the real world.

Because the 3D effect depends on the two lenses being directed at the right point, you have the option to shift the lenses manually. On screen you can line up the images from each camera, which are overlaid on each other. The two images are saved as JPEGs, with the 3D image as a container holding both pictures and all the metadata to combine them.

Sadly our pictures don't show off the 3D effect, but click through our gallery for more of our thoughts on the Fujifilm FinePix Real3D camera.

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On the left of the camera are the parallax correction buttons, allowing you to align the two lens' images. It's a weird effect, shifting the two near-identical ghostly images until they line up and that's a bingo! Suddenly there is depth.
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Here's the photo frame you need to view your pictures. Again, the effect doesn't translate to photos, but it had a definite feel of depth.
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Currently priced at around £440, the Fujifilm FinePix Real3D camera is expensive unless you really, really love 3D.

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