- Minoru 3D Webcam
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The webcam in action
The Minoru 3D Webcam is a stereoscopic webcam by Promotion and Display Technology of Salford, Greater Manchester.[1][2] Released in January 2009, it won the "Fans Favorite" award at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.[3] According to the company, it is the "world's first consumer 3D webcam."[4] It was designed by David Holder.[5]
The webcam, which hooks to a computer via a USB port, consists of two cameras "roughly the same distance apart as human eyes" are held together in a device that resemble Wall-E in appearance. It is capable of 3D, 2D, and Picture-in-picture. Its image can be output from 320x240 pixels to 800x600 pixels and it has a frame rate of 30 frames per second.[6] The 3D imagery can be produced in anaglyph and side by side format.
The camera has 2 x VGA 640x480 CMOS sensors, 2 x High quality wide angle lens, and a built in USB microphone.
According to its website, it is most effective when it is 3 feet from its target.[7]
It derives its name from the Japanese term Minoru, which means "reality."
References
- ^ Contact Page - Minoru3d.com - Retrieved July 25, 2009
- ^ http://www.pdtuk.com pdtuk.com - Retrieved July 25, 2009]
- ^ Minoru 3D Webcam ships this week, still looks freaky - endgadget.com - January 5, 2009
- ^ Although consumer 3D webcam capabilities had been previously offered commercially through dual-webcam mounting setups such as the Hytek iVCam, the Minoru 3D webcam is constructed as a single, integrated unit.
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidholderimaging
- ^ Minoru 3D Webcam ships this week, still looks freaky - endgadget.com - January 5, 2009
- ^ Minoru User Guide 1.2 February 2009
External links
Categories:- Webcams
- Stereoscopy
- 3D imaging
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