Sharp said Wednesday that it is developing a 3D camera module for mobile devices that it will begin sampling in July.
The module appears to be designed for video as well as still images; Sharp said video up to 720p resolution can be captured. The module will be used for smartphones and digital cameras, the company said.
The module will begin production "within 2010," Sharp said.
The camera module uses a pair of camera sensors offset by a short distance, so that the images captured by both are slightly offset. Sharp's module then applies color, optical axis, and timing synchronization to merge the two streams into a single 3D video stream. Sharp also said that it has developed advanced camera mounting technology to improve the process.
3D television displays are on the way from Samsung and Panasonic, as well as 3D projector technology from companies like Viewsonic - even 3D pornography. From a display standpoint, however, Sharp's executives took a decidedly non-3D stance at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, where executives essentially dodged the 3D question.
On Wednesday, however, Sharp said in a statement that it would " be opening up new 3D markets based on 3D display technologies, including small/medium-size and large-size 3D LCDs, as well as on 3D input device technologies such as 3D camera modules."
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