Development of a Single Lens 3D Camera technology by Sony
In an existing 3D camera system where half mirror has been deployed in order to separate lenses for left and right eyes, the depth of the 3D images can be modified thanks to adjustable parallax range. But operating the zoom and focus functions in these systems does not fully coordinate closely to match the sensitivity of human eyes in terms of differences in size and rotational movement of dual images as well as any vertical misalignment or differences in image quality. To address this issue Sony made an announcement earlier this month on development of single lens 3D camera technology which incorporates mirror in place of shutter so that the incoming light can be now simultaneously separated into left and right images and recorded as it reaches the parallel light area of the relay lens. This is the area where diverging light from the point of focus on the subject matter becomes parallel resulting in separation of left and right image processing and then recorded with the help of left and right image sensors. Read more
