Blog of Kim Loon

Capability of taking 3D pictures is a highly underutilized feature in my Olympus TG-310 camera. One reason was I did not have a mean to display the 3D pictures taken.

Recently, I bought a LG 3D Smart Television. This television has USB ports for me to plug in a thumb drive and has the capability to display 3D MPO files. With a viewer, I now have a sudden interest to take 3D pictures with my TG-310 camera and view it on the television.

TG-310 has only one lens as compared to a dedicated 3D camera which has two lenses. Therefore, to take a 3D picture, I have to take a picture, align the viewer to overlay image and the camera will automatically record the second image to form the 3D image.

Initially, I had problem taking the second image. I would shift the camera to the right or left to align the image, but the camera would not record the second image. Later, I found out that the easiest way to capture the second image fast was not to shift the camera. I just had to rotate the camera slightly to the right. Most of the time, the camera would capture the second image in a split second.

I also notice that, I have to take care on the subject. I had to take special care that, there was no moving object in the picture. I was taking two pictures with time lap. If there is a moving object, this object will appear in two different places. As a result, it will create a flicking effort.

Overall, I find it very interesting to take 3D pictures. If I would to buy a new compact camera in the future, I will likely to find one with 3D picture taking capability like the one I am using now.