Cyber-shot™ Digital Camera - Digital Still Camera

Capture panoramic views in 3D

Take panoramic 3D pictures with your Cyber-shot camera with just a sweep of your hand, then play them back on a compatible 3D TV and you’ll be amazed by the depth, clarity and realism. This is true 3D photography, all from a single-lens, compact camera – a world first from Sony.

How the 3D Sweep Panorama system works

Enjoy two basic ways to see 3D panoramic images captured with your Cyber-shot. One way is simply connect your Cyber-shot to a 3D-compatible HDTV like BRAVIA via HDMI™ cable. The other is using PS3™ as a 3D image player, which provides higher image quality with its high-performance CPU. Either way, it’s easy to see breathtaking Cyber-shot pictures in 3D!

How to view Cyber-shot pictures anew in 3D

Regular 2D-type Sweep Panorama uses the central part of the CMOS sensor with narrow rectangular strips to “scan” a scene. However, 3D Sweep Panorama utilises two off-centre bands in the CMOS sensor. While the camera is swept across a panoramic scene, these two narrow bands in the sensor “scan” the scene from slightly different angles, capturing two slightly different panoramic images. Each image simulates the view seen by either the left or right human eye — allowing a single-lens compact camera to capture two images without using two separate lenses.

When 3D image data is played back, the left eye sees the image for the left eye while the right eye sees the image for the right eye. These two images from two viewpoints are processed inside the human brain, allowing users to experience seeing 3D images. This system of “binocular parallax” is the basis for Sony’s new 3D Sweep Panorama innovation.

Note: Viewing 3D images using PS3™ requires installation of an application for 3D viewing (available free of charge). Please download the application from the PlayStation® Network.