Minoru 3D Webcam
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The Minoru 3D Webcam is a stereoscopic
webcam
by Promotion and Display Technology of Salford, Greater Manchester. Released in January 2009, it won the "Fans Favorite" award at the Consumer Electronics Show
in Las Vegas. According to the company, it is the "world's first consumer 3D webcam
." It was designed by David Holder.
The webcam, which hooks to a computer via a USB port, consists of two cameras "roughly the same distance apart as human eyes" are held together in a device that resemble Wall-E
in appearance. It is capable of 3D, 2D, and Picture-in-picture
. Its image can be output from 320x240 pixels to 800x600 pixels and it has a frame rate of 30 frames per second. The 3D imagery can be produced in anaglyph
and side by side format.
The camera has 2 x VGA 640x480 CMOS sensors, 2 x High quality wide angle lens, and a built in USB microphone.
According to its website, it is most effective when it is 3 feet from its target.
It derives its name from the Japanese
term Minoru
, which means "reality."
Stereo camera
A stereo camera is a type of camera with two or more lenses with a separate image sensor or film frame for each lens. This allows the camera to simulate human binocular vision, and therefore gives it the ability to capture three-dimensional images, a process known as stereo photography. Stereo...
webcam
Webcam
A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
by Promotion and Display Technology of Salford, Greater Manchester. Released in January 2009, it won the "Fans Favorite" award at the Consumer Electronics Show
Consumer Electronics Show
The International Consumer Electronics Show is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Not open to the public, the Consumer Electronics Association-sponsored show typically hosts previews of products and new...
in Las Vegas. According to the company, it is the "world's first consumer 3D webcam
Webcam
A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
." It was designed by David Holder.
The webcam, which hooks to a computer via a USB port, consists of two cameras "roughly the same distance apart as human eyes" are held together in a device that resemble Wall-E
WALL-E
WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future...
in appearance. It is capable of 3D, 2D, and Picture-in-picture
Picture-in-picture
Picture in Picture is a feature of some television receivers and similar devices. One program is displayed on the full TV screen at the same time as one or more other programs are displayed in inset windows. Sound is usually from the main program only.Picture in Picture requires two independent...
. Its image can be output from 320x240 pixels to 800x600 pixels and it has a frame rate of 30 frames per second. The 3D imagery can be produced in anaglyph
Anaglyph image
Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
and side by side format.
The camera has 2 x VGA 640x480 CMOS sensors, 2 x High quality wide angle lens, and a built in USB microphone.
According to its website, it is most effective when it is 3 feet from its target.
It derives its name from the Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
term Minoru
Minoru
Minoru is a male Japanese given name.*Minoru is the name of King Edward VII's horse that won the 1909 Epsom Derby.-Possible Writings:*実 "reality, truth"*實 "truth, reality"*稔 "bountiful harvest"*みのる *ミノル -Real People:...
, which means "reality."