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Binoculars by definition
are stereoscopic and are based on binocular vision, in which
the left eye and the right eye view an object from slightly
different angles. In the brain these separate perceptions
of the two eyes are combined and interpreted in terms of
depth. An ordinary digital camera has only one "eye,"
or lens, and images taken by it appear flat. StereoVision
Imaging's digital binoculars have two "lenses"
or actually two refracting telescopes : one refracting telescope
is used to take an image of an object from an angle slightly
to the right of the center of the device, and the other
refracting telescope from an angle to the left. Because
the angle of vision of each eye is different, the human
brain receives the two different images and combines the
two different angular views of the similar scene to create
a depth perception sensation. When the images, or stereo
images, are displayed side by side and internally viewed
through the digital binocular, they are perceived as a single
image with a depth perception.
The StereoVision Imaging
digital binocular is a modification of the conventional
prism binocular pair but with the addition of two (2) independent
optical systems: the receiver optics and the transmitter
optics. The receiver optics focuses the incoming magnified
image onto integrated CMOS photo arrays. The transmitter
optics magnifies the playback image(s) from miniature liquid
crystal displays. The modified binocular design includes
only one additional optical component per channel thus not
degrading the traditional binocular performance.
The 3D VuCAM™ has integrated
high resolution cameras in each lens that captures images
at 3.2Megapixel.
The 3D VuCAM™ is shipped
with a Stereo Viewer application that can be loaded onto
your personal computer.
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