Several compact cameras take 3D photos, but the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 is the most full-featured of the pack.

The home entertainment industry's fervent excitement for 3D seems to have outpaced the public's appetite for it. Given this, the reactions the Fujifilm W3 camera evoked in the people we showed it to were remarkable: confused disbelief, giddy delight, a few nonplussed shrugs (not everyone can see 3D...

The Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 is the only big-name 3D still camera with two lenses and sensors, meaning that it can shoot 3D video as well as still photos; and while other 3D-capable cameras on the market from Sony, Panasonic, and Olympus treat 3D shooting as an additional scene mode, the 3D...

Taking 3D photos and videos is great fun, but 3D playback options are limited and the W3 isn’t so impressive in 2D mode.

In the wake of the first 3D camera developed by Fujifilm (FinePix W1), it has developed and marketed a new 3D model. We are talking about the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 . Given the limited success of W1, Fujifilm ensures that the first true 3D camera in the world is the FinePix Real 3D W3 .

HDMI output, LCD size; Pictures in 3D

Price; Battery Pack; Optical Zoom

The FujiFilm FinePix Real 3D W3 features terrific advanced 2D options but hit-or-miss 3D effects leave us wanting more.

Very nice auto stereoscopic display; Twin CCDs; two lenses; For adventurous shutterbugs; Terrific Advanced 2D options

Expensive; No stabilization or AF assist lamp; No zoom with 3D video

Everybody seems to be talking about 3D these days. It's been around before and never really caught on, so is it just the latest passing fad or is 3D entertainment really here to stay this time?

If 3D imagery is not for you then you really would benefit from a specific 2D camera, although if it is then the Fujifilm W3 is really the only 3D camera out there that offers you the ability to review your images straight away on the back of the camera, minus the glasses!

The Real 3D W3 is a niche product that will appeal to a limited audience. It's not the sort of camera you would buy light-heartedly for a bit of fun because it can do "the whole 3D thing" - there's plenty of other cameras that can do something similar without the hassle, like Sony's TX9 and WX5 .

Lenticular screen; which means no glasses needed to see 3D; It's an actual 3D camera

Clumsy menu structure; Fingers can obscure lenses unintentionally; Need a 3D TV or frame to view images and video away from the camera

When you're the only player in the 3D camera realm, you can afford to be a little bit daring. Sure, other companies have 3D imaging solutions (we're looking at you Sony , with 3D capture modes, and Panasonic, with the 3D interchangeable lens ), but Fujifilm is the only one to really think outside...

Lenticular screen, which means no glasses needed to see 3D; It's an actual 3D camera!

Clumsy menu structure; Fingers can obscure lenses unintentionally; Need a 3D TV or frame to view images and video away from the camera