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Engineers, lab scientists, and medical workers who must view magnified 3D images produced with two different cameras for long periods of time typically suffer from eye fatigue and other discomfort. A single-lens 3D microscope imaging system aims to eliminate that. …
ISee3D has invented single-lens/single-camera 3D technology for improving stereoscopic 3D vision. It has formed a partnership with Toshiba Imaging, which is known for its CCD image sensors that produce high-quality, high-definition color video. These sensors are still used in high-end applications such as machine vision and are different from the somewhat lower-quality, high-volume, less expensive CMOS sensors in cellphone cameras and laptops.
The ISee3D single-camera microscope digital video system produces carefully aligned, perfectly matched images. The fact that the system can project those images on a high-definition monitor makes the viewing of 3D images even easier. The two companies displayed the microscope/monitor imaging system recently at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver.
The new system uses Toshiba’s IK-HD1 three-chip CCD high-definition camera, which has an extremely small form factor (32.6mm x 38.6mm x 41mm). ISee3D chose the camera for its small size, new single-lens technology, acquisition speed, superior contrast and resolution, and high-quality color reproduction, Tom Mitchell, ISee3D chief technical officer, said in a Toshiba press release. All those factors are critical in medical and scientific imaging, Mitchell said. …
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