It is not often that we have reviewed the camera offers a completely new approach to photography, but it is certainly the case with the Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1. As its name suggests, is the first camera W1 Fujifilm in the world that you can display 3D images, and do not need to wear special glasses 3D. The Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 uses two lenses and two 10-megapixel sensors generate a 3D stereo effect, taking into account the relationship two and a superposition of 2D images into a complex double 3D pictures and videos with 3D Stereo sound available.

Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D System includes an 8-inch screen 3D images like FinePix Real 3D V1 and) a 3D printing service (direct from Fujifilm. It is important to note that you can see 3D images in one of these three possibilities – the camera 3D/2D LCD screen, the viewer, or printed as lenticular – otherwise, they appear as normal 2D images. The W1 Fujifilm can be used as regular 2D cameras at any time, with Dual Capture to capture, simultaneously, to take two shots with different settings.

3 things we like about the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1

• 3D effect are visually striking when it works
• Camera is easy to use
• Affordable

3 things we don’t like about the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1

• Quite bulky and awkward
• Mode of 3D needs specific conditions to work
• Expensive peripherals

Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 Review

With two goals and two sensors, the Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 is not necessarily a great camera, measuring 123.6 (L) x 68 (H)) x 25,6 (D mm and weighs 260g, the better are stored at a safe distance in a small camera bag. Despite the severe form requires W1 Fujifilm very pleasing to the eye, with a glossy piano black and silver color scheme (which unfortunately shows fingerprints quickly), bright blue light of control, sliding lens cover and a large 2.8 inch LCD screen. Fortunately, despite the smooth all-plastic, the camera is not too slippery to grasp, well balanced feel in your hands. The overall quality Fujifilm creates the usual high standards. You turn the W1 Fujifilm revealed under the lens, the camera optical zoom 3 xs, double built-in flash and stereo microphones. The button zoom lever and shutter at the top of the camera is on an infrared port to send or receive images (but not movies) to other Fujifilm camera or a device with high capacity IR-possible speed. The maximum distance is 5 to 20 cm at a 20 degree angle. Note that the camera compresses the image so you do not have much time to transfer, too. At the bottom of the camera are the battery compartment and memory card and a plastic plug in the Central tripod. As mentioned in the introduction, there are currently only 3 ways 3D W1 Fujifilm and we are not supplied with the camera, we can get on the effectiveness of the W1 position LCD. Suffice it to say that everyone showed me that he was immediately excited about the 3D effect is visible, which is a small screen. The W1 Fujifilm shows a 3D image in the DFO-form, with the possibility of a JPEG simultaneously (in 2D or recorded) with the left lens.

According to a 3D image is largely a point and shoot things, but there are some ways to improve your 3D images. The control buttons of parallax on the back of the device can be used to customize the 3D images by hand, either during registration or when viewing images on the LCD, so you do not have two gap issues. If you do not want to tinker too much, control Parallax drive option is enabled by default, the right more often. The interval shooting mode takes two shots with the left lens from different angles, while the photographer moves useful for 3D images of landscapes, while the individual situation shutter takes two pictures at each lens, useful for those who combine the telephoto shots where a 3D image is difficult to achieve. Fujifilm has also the advantage of double-W1 is lentils, certain types of 2D shooting interests. There are 3 different options in advanced 2D operations. The Tele / Wide feature two fired the second shot after the first shot when the two simultaneously and saves a single exposure dual composite image. 2-mode color takes two pictures at once with different color, such as the sensitivity of chrome and black and white, and 2-take two shots, both with different sensitivities ISO, useful for different results panoramic photos or night scenes. The Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 has relatively few external controls, only 8 in total, although it offers a much wider range of photographic opportunities that the number should be suspected at first. All external controls clearly marked with standard symbols for industry and terminology, only the 3D-specific keys required reference manual. The W1 uses an unconventional control on the back, with the LCD, flanked on each side with a vertical column with 3 buttons, which are then further divided by a central channel 2, ie essentially total of 6 buttons on each side.

If you divide the most important keys in this way to complete the futuristic look of the camera, but also makes it harder to use than they should be, in fact – I often stop by pressing the wrong side of the button. On the left side of the screen LCD, you can set the camera mode, scene, parallax correction, if you want to include 2D and 3D. On the right you can access the main menu system, playback pictures, set the flash, macro, self timer and brightness options, select the display mode menu and open the F-mode. Depending on what recording mode is selected, it allows you to ISO, image size and quality, adjust white balance, shutter speed and aperture, and how color. All these elements are included in the main menu. The 2.8-inch LCD screen displays the various options and icons very easily.

The Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 Mode button, you can quickly change the camera recording mode. The 7-Auto, natural light and flash, Manual, Aperture Priority, Program, Advanced 2D and 3D advanced. There are three stops in the movement, f/3.7 wide open and stopped to f / 9 (), depending on zoom setting. There is also a manual, you can set the shutter speed and aperture, it is only an option once again the same three positions. The opening set by pressing the top and bottom of the navigation pad, and the shutter speed by pressing left and right. A single horizontal line in the bottom right corner of the LCD screen lets you set the correct exposure. Note that there is no section devoted service priority. In natural light and flash, the camera immediately takes 2 photos, one with flash, which would you choose, including one later (both are saved by the camera).

The LCD on the back of the camera is 2.8-inch model, with only 230.000 pixels sufficient. The LCD screen has a glossy surface, tends to show fingerprints, and is also slightly increased. There is no optical viewfinder on the FinePix Real 3D W1, resulting in moments of frustration, in light of the bright sun, which can be difficult to clearly see the screen.

The function of face detection is an option in the menu system is accessible. This is to acknowledge that worked well in the right situation. It really is the best place team photos, which are your subject (s), are widely separated, but it works even if the subject is moving fast and has his head turned sideways or even upside down. Movement tracking keeps the camera ‘locked on’ issues to leave the picture. 3 Face Detection detects up to 10 persons and is faster and more accurate than the previous repetition of particular issues there seem to be the camera, and has the additional advantage, even with red-eye reduction, if you need it.

If you have never used a 3D digital camera (and?!!), how many of us, or upgrade from a basic model, the overall reading and relatively easy to follow manual before you is a good idea. Unfortunately, Fujifilm has decided to reduce costs and provide the only comprehensive manual in PDF format on the CD is not the editor (there is only a short form guide to the essential functions of the camera). There is too much if you can take pictures and understand what makes a great choice. The Real 3D-W1-battery life is adequate, with the camera managing around 250 shots with supplied NP-95 lithium-ion batteries.

The startup time by turning the Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1, be prepared to take a picture is slow to around 4 seconds and gets about the same time the largest focal length at maximum zoom. Focusing is quick in good light reaching the camera to focus most of the time indoors or in low light, although not focus-assist lamp. The lively scene normally requires 0.5 seconds to save an image with a very brief power interruption LCD, where you cannot take another photo. In continuous mode the camera takes only 1 frame per second at the highest possible image quality up to 40 images in 2D and 3D is not very fast. It is a fast, with up to 40 frames at 3 fps in 2D and 3D in 2FPS allowed, but only a small JPEG resolution.

Now you can zoom in on pictures you take, display thumbnails (up to 100 on the same screen! Scroll) and exits, photos from the date of filing, to remove a presentation with many different contexts, to protect, finish, and rotate an image. You can also delete an audio clip, image, red eyes, the size of blogging, and adjust the pressure and transfer. The button Show / hide detailed information that the parameters of each picture on and off, such as the ISO rating and aperture / shutter speed. It is disappointing; there is no histogram available during recording or playback mode. All images of the sample in this study were the 10-megapixel JPEG Fine setting, providing an average image size of around 4.5Mb.

The W1 Fujifilm shows a 3D image in the DFO-format, which can display the V1 viewer-W1 or photograph. Therefore, we used 2D / JPEG images for all our tests, image quality, so it can at least see what is normal like quality.

The Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 produces 2D images of higher quality than the average during the period. The 10 megapixel sensor produces noise-free images at ISO 100, but gives little noise limited, to appear in the 200th ISO 400 is very visible noise and loss of detail, but still very useful, while the ISO 800 and 1600 is progressively more difficult. The Real 3D W1 does not suffer too badly from chromatic aberrations; with limited impact purple skirt appear only in high contrast situations. The pop-up flash indoors worked well no red-eye and adequate exposure, but the 8 cm macroeconomic situation is nothing to write. The night photograph was in order, the maximum exposure time of 3 seconds to enter the only goal of having enough light in most cases. The images were slightly soft straight from the camera and ideally require further tightening in an application such as Adobe Photoshop, as you cannot change the camera settings when you do not like the default results.

The Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1, the maximum exposure time is 3 seconds in the evening (tripod), which is very good news if you are seriously interested in night photography. The shot was taken with shutter speed 1 / 2 seconds at ISO 100 should have harvested 100% of the image, what quality is, as included in the price.

Final Words and Conclusion

Review of Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 proved both enjoyable and frustrating. Pleasant, in the sense that a product is quite remarkable in the first generation that has the ability to create convincing 3D images with the touch of a button, but disappointing that appear (for now) on the camera LCD screen or optional V1 Photo Viewer. You have my word, see how the 3D images, or try a car in a store in your area, such as MPO files cannot be treated differently.

The decision to appropriate knowledge for W1 Fujifilm is somewhat problematic because it depends almost exclusively on your personal interest in 3D. In conventional 2D camera, the W1 is solely responsible, with noisy images at slow speed, ISO, average speed of operation and a very narrow zoom 3x. As camera 3D, but it appears much more reasonable to replace the need for two cameras and strong, which means that the collection process and make a 3D image of the unit with many advanced options to further reduce impacts may reach be. If you are interested in stereoscopic photography, then you’ve probably already spent a backorder for W1.

What the rest of us – snapper family, professional users, the leaves and professionals – can the Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 convince us to pay the high cost of entry; I fear that the jury is still on that one. While the Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 certainly achieved his ambition, with 3D images in very serious, high cost, large size and the limited capacity of 2-D, will probably be something of a niche product.

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