Proceedings Article | 18 February 2009
Proc. SPIE. 7237, Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XX
KEYWORDS: Switches, Digital photography, Cameras, Image processing, Video, Photography, Zoom lenses, Scanning probe microscopy, Panoramic photography, Camera shutters
Stereoscopic digital photography has become much more practical with the use of USB wired
connections between a pair of Canon cameras using StereoData Maker software for precise
synchronization. StereoPhoto Maker software is now used to automatically combine and align right
and left image files to produce a stereo pair. Side by side images are saved as pairs and may be
viewed using software that converts the images into the preferred viewing format at the time of
display. Stereo images may be shared on the internet, displayed on computer monitors, autostereo
displays, viewed on high definition 3D TVs, or projected for a group. Stereo photographers are now
free to control composition using point and shoot settings, or are able to control shutter speed,
aperture, focus, ISO, and zoom. The quality of the output depends on the developed skills of the
photographer as well as their understanding of the software, human vision and the geometry they
choose for their cameras and subjects. Observers of digital stereo images can zoom in for greater
detail and scroll across large panoramic fields with a few keystrokes. The art, science, and methods
of taking, creating and viewing digital stereo photos are presented in a historic and developmental
context in this paper.
