A handheld, homemade, DIY 3-D rig
Posted by DocumentaryTech on February 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Alistair Chapman at XDCam-User.com has pieced together a 3-D setup using a couple of small consumer camcorders and some imagination. He’s already been pairing larger Sony EX3s to get stereo shots, but here, he says of his small setup,
It uses a pair of Sony HXR-MC1 mini cams that are controlled by a special LANC based sync box. This gets the camera running within 1/1000th of a second of each other which is essential for 3D video. The camera separation is adjustable from 50mm (1.9″) up to 100mm (4″). In the pictures it is set to 75mm (3″). The cameras are full 1920×1080 HD recording to AVCHD. If the light is good the
pictures are excellent.