ViewSonic 3DV5 Pocket 3D HD camcorder with 5M FF Lens

I think the previous reviewers of this amazing camcorder don't know how to use this camcorder. If you really wanna see the amazing quality of this camera then go to yout*** and type in viewsonic 3dv5 and see for yourself. This camcorder is basically same as Aiptek 3D camcorder then how come aiptek has good review and this not. Problem is with the users and not the product. I would like to request here that please don't give bad name to a product if you don't know how to use it. Thanks

Since this camera is the same as the aiptek 3d camera and it had great reviews after the firmware update, I tried it on the viewsonic. I downloaded the aiptek 3d firmware update from the UK site and it applied to the viewsonic just fine. Still has the viewsonic startup screen after update.

Without the update the pictures were a little blocked and only seemed like it was a 10 frames/sec. With the update applied the pictures look a little grainer but no blocky and the frames per sec seem around 25 or so which seems to be a big improvement in quality.

I attempted the update because I was not happy with the way it came out of the box and the video it took. Pictures were good video was bad. After the firmware update the video is good and the risk paid off with a good camera.

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I recently received the ViewSonic 3D cam, and so far I am very pleased with it. The 3D images it takes are very good, specially for a camera that was less than 100 dollars shipped. The software that ships with it is very nice for viewing the videos or still shots, but if the video is very long, it takes a looong time to edit, even on a decent computer. I've found that if you keep the video length under 5 minutes, it does fine. The camera itself is very easy to use, it's def a point and shoot camera, because there are virtually no user adjustable settings...you can change the time and date, and format the card, but that's about it. But that's not a bad thing; to those people who are overwhelmed by all the cryptic settings on some cameras. The camera also has a digital zoom, but with all digital zooms, you lose resolution the more you zoom. I've found that zooming halfway still leaves a fairly decent image, anymore and it becomes too pixelated to suit me.It's also very important to frame your shots well, a cut off subject too close to the cam causes that headache inducing blur.Battery life is about an hour shooting video, but Amazon has generic batteries for this cam cheap..I bought 2 spares and a multi-use charger for about 14 dollars shipped. Overall, I think this is a very good 3D camera, and a great way to start 3D filming.

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Too bad I can't give this product a -1 star. It can record in 3D for sure and the glasses LCD screen is kind of cool but overall this product is not ready for the market.

Problem 1: There are no easy way for you to watch the 3D content on your 3D TV.

Hook up to your TV using the build in HDMI. It only send out video only signal so your 3D video will have no sound. Photo works better but the device lacks a slide show feature or a remote. Therefore unless you have a VERY long HDMI cable you will need to walk up to the unit to change picture.

Hook up to your TV using the USB port. It works for videos and now you have full sound. But because it does not store the photo in 3D photo standard your TV will have no idea how to display it. So now you can watch video but no 3D picture.

Using it on a PC. Unless you have a Nvidia 3D setup on your PC, the build in software will default to red/blue glasses display. The problem is this camera lacks any AWB function so the color are way off to begin with. The red/blue tint added by the software make the picture/video completely unwatchable.

Problem 2: Picture quality

For 2D it is actually not bad. The picture quality will be roughly the same as a camera phone or low-mid end Flip. Is not great but is passable.

For 3D picture it get a score of "D". The color are way off, picture is very noise but the 3D quality kind of balance it out. However, 3D video is a totally different story. Even with no digital zoom the video is VERY block-ie. The picture will be completely mosaic if you turn on any level of digital zoom.

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I cannot believe just how bad this product is..... the unit I had a stuck/blinking pixel in 2D mode that also recorded onto the mp4 as well so I guess it was a sensor issue... the 3D recording is awful ... there is no way this is 720p ! it was blockie on playback.... Now for the real stupidity of this product... when you hook the cam to the hdmi port to your 3d tv and play back your video you also get the camera's info screen that cannot be turned off... in 3d this can be very annoying , I tried everything to turn off the info screen and found no way to do it.... the indoor recording is horrific the still images are recored in jpeg not mpo .... this causes the panasonic not to playback the images in 3d because it expects mpo files....

I really dont know what this item is intended for because its so god awful , I know it was inexpensive and I could have lived with some short comings but it just does not deliver anything to the table... I just wanted something to record quick 3d movies for playback on my panasonic 3d tv to supplement my Fuji W3 camera... the fuji takes waaayyy better 3d movies by the way than this thing....

I have to agree with the other reviewer , a -1 if I could give it. Hopefully revision 2 will fix all the short comings of this device, maybe next time Viewsonic will beta test it with someone who actually uses 3D gear..... I know Aiptek has the exact same model that gets oem'ed from China so maybe its a viewsonic firmware thing... who knows.... I just cant believe Viewsonic stuck their name on this.....