3DVX Press Release posted by Ben

3DVX Press Release

Using two entirely discrete channels, the 3DVX.2 records high quality progressive scan 3D imagery at 24 or 30 frames per second per eye. Doubling the spatial resolution of traditional interlace NTSC systems, the full frame progressive format offers 720x480 resolution for each eye view simultaneously. Left and right eye images are recorded onto low cost, high quality, industry standard miniDV tape, or direct to edit hard drives available from third party vendors. The 3DVX.2 features dual on board left and right miniDV recorders and boasts an entirely self - contained, battery-powered design.

So, in other words, rather than using one camera with funky circuitry to achieve a 3-D image, 21st Century 3D put two cameras side by side. And they called it innovation. Granted, the engineering job that they did is pretty elegant, but ultimately, a genlocked and phaselocked system isn't a massive technological breakthrough. It's a pretty cool system that ought to work beautifully -- the camera it's based on, the Panasonic DVX100a, is fantastic -- but it's a conceptually simple, logical technological step, not right-brain brilliance at work. Oh, and the reason it doubles spatial resolution is because they use... two cameras that can shoot in progressive mode. Lots of fancy words for a pretty basic concept.

Of course, I still want one!