Panasonic, Sony, and JVC 3D Camcorders Lead the 3D Video Camera Market

September 16, 2011 - According to Kevin James, the creator of http://3d-videocamera.org/, the market has seen over half a dozen 3d camcorders within a year of the release of the world’s first consumer level 3D camcorder, the Panasonic HDC-SDT750.

The Panasonic HDC-SDT750 is a 3D compatible video camera

While the Panasonic HDC-SDT750 was a great HD Video Camera, it also had several shortcomings according to Kevin. One of the striking features of this video camera is the fact that it was not a standalone 3D camcorder. In was more of a “3D ready” video camera because it needs the Panasonic VW-CLT1, an additional 3D conversion lens, that you need to attach from the outside. Unless the 3D conversion lens is attached, you cannot record 3D video with the Panasonic HDC-SDT750. Nevertheless, it remains one of the best 2D video camera to date. It was initially introduced at a price of approximately $1,400 and now it has come down by almost 50%.

Since the HDC-SDT750, Panasonic has released a series of 3D compatible HD video cameras to the market such as the HDC-SDT750, HDC-TM90K, HDC-TM900K, HDC-SD90K, HDC-SD800K and the HDC-HS900K. All of these require the VW-CLT1 3D conversion lens for recording three dimensional movies. One of the deficiencies of this 3D lens is that it has no optical zooming when it comes to recording in the 3D mode.

The JVC GS-TD1 3D camcorder was released in 2011

According to Kevin, the JVC GS-TD1 3D video camera that was released in February of 2011 fixed two of the major shortcomings of the Panasonic range of HD 3D camcorders. The first was that it came with a built-in dual 3D lenses which meant the videographer did not have to carry an extra lens with him. The second was that it was equipped with a 5X optical zoom in the 3D mode. In addition, it had various more advanced video recording features such as many manual controls while recording in 3D such as focus, white balance, shutter speed and it had a glasses free auto-stereoscopic 3.5 inch LCD display.

The Sony HDR-TD1 was released with more advanced features

The Sony video camera HDR-TD10 released to the market in early 2011 had even better features than the JVC GS-TD1. It was equipped with 10X optical zoom and double Full HD 1920 X 1080 resolution. Sony was able to produce this Double Full HD resolution thanks to its advanced image processing technology that included not only a pair of lenses but also a pair of sensors and a pair of processors which meant that each image captured from the left and right lenses would be individually processed and later combined.

“While both these 3D video camera models cost in excess of $1,250, there are also some good quality pocket 3D camcorders priced under $200 for those who want to just play around with 3D” says Kevin.

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