JVC has served up their version of a consumer camcorder that offers 3D recording in Full HD, the Everio GS-TD1. The JVC model has all the good stuff: a pair of 3-megapixel BSI CMOS sensors and two f1.2 lenses (5x zoom in 3D, 10x in 2D). It’s Falconbrid is a single processing engine. A single engine can handle the bandwidth if it’s designed correctly. The AVCHD specification doesn’t support a full-HD 3D stream, only half-width side-by-side 3D, so JVC has developed a proprietary format it calls “LR Independent format,” with a maximum bitrate of 34 megabits per second. The TD1 also has some other 3D-oriented features, including 3D sound, “Optical Axis Automatic Stabilization System for disparity control to give depth to 3D images” (I have no clue what that is) and 3D still photos and time-lapse. It has a 3.5-inch glasses-free 3D touch panel and 64GB of built-in memory. It will ship in March for $1,999.95. 3D Guy Al Caudullo is reporting on the floor at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. Watch 3dguy.tv for ongoing updates and a 3D podcast covering the latest 3D developments.
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