- Ooo.
- Woah!
Look at that.
Wow, it's so real!
Ah, look at that!
I can almost touch it.
THIS IS COOL
Wow.
You gotta see this.
Come on.
Uh, no.
That was a 3D photo I was just looking at and...
oh my God.
It was like so lifelike!
It was like I was just standing there
in the moment,
and I could reach out and touch things.
So I've just had my first taste of 3D,
and it was better than 360.
Wait, what?
It was better than 360.
But Mr. Ben,
how could you say that?
Your whole channel was built around 360.
I know, but just hear me out.
Here is why I think 3D is going to be
the next big thing in photography.
To take a 3D photo
you'll need a camera that shoots
180 like this one.
You'll notice it has two lenses
that look like two eyes.
This is to create the depth
that mimics what our eyes can see.
They're like mathematically placed
the same distance apart that our eyes are.
With a 360 camera,
it only has one eye on each side
so it can only see a flat field of view.
This is called monoscopic.
This is called stereoscopic.
This camera is called a Vuze XR.
I'm going to take a photo
by pressing this button here,
and I can point it towards my subject
if I don't wanna be in the shot.
Or, I can point it towards myself
if I wanna take a 3D selfie.
Cheese!
Now we download our 3D photo
and upload it to the Oculus Go.
(whooshing sound)
Wow!
It's like full-on 3D.
It's like I'm real, like I'm a real person.
This photo is real, it has depth to it.
I can see I'm really close to the camera.
I can see different layers of depth behind me.
Even the lenses on that shelf over there
had a distinct depth to them.
But what's most incredible, is my face.
I can see full-on depth.
I can see my nose sticking out,
my mouth, my chin, my eyes, my ears.
They all have this really realistic
level of depth to them.
It's like Madame Tussauds had finally added
Ben Claremont to their collection.
This is seriously incredible,
and really weird to look back at yourself in 3D.
It's not like a photo of me,
but it looks like the real person!
This is both creeping me out
and blowing my mind at the same time.
I know you guys can't see this in full 3D
like I'm seeing, so sorry about that.
But at this point in time
you need a VR headset to bring out
the depth in 180 3D photos.
I just wish you could see what I was seeing!
It's like so realistic.
(gasping)
I'm gonna look at one more.
Cool, I'm standing in front of the Opera House
and it's like I'm actually here.
I've stood in this exact spot
so many times before.
But to be able to sit here at home
and see it with depth.
I can see the depth of the railing
on the edge there.
I can see the Harbour Bridge in the background.
As these people walk around the frame,
their depth changes from close to far.
I wish you guys could see what I just saw.
This is game-changing!
360 has always been good
because it captures your entire environment
to watch back later.
But with 3D, it's even better than 360
because it captures depth in your image
and it feels so much more
like you're actually there
than looking around at a flat 360.
It doesn't matter how much resolution you have.
You could shoot the exact same thing
with a million megapixals on a DSLR,
but it's still only a flat image.
Even with much lower resolution
shooting on a 3D camera,
the experience was so much more realistic
because of the depth aspect.
It felt like I could reach out and touch things.
It's like stepping in to a time machine
and actually being able to be there
in moments in the past,
with so much accuracy and detail and atmosphere.
It takes 360 to a whole new level.
This is the most realistic
photo viewing experience I've ever had.
And by the way, you can actually get 3D
and 360 in the same image,
but it's kind of expensive right now.
Whereas 180 cameras like the Vuze XR
actually make 3D accessible
without breaking the bank.
And now, for the limitations.
The first limitation is with viewing them.
You can't view a 3D photo
without something like this.
And look, the Oculus Go is awesome VR headset,
and you totally should buy one.
But it's around $200, so it's an extra expense
and it's kind of bulky
and it doesn't fit in your pocket,
and it's just ehhh.
It's good, but VR viewing technology
will definitely get better.
There are smaller versions like foldaway headsets
where you can clip in your phone,
and still get the 3D experience,
although it's not going to be as good
as the Oculus Go.
But it's cheap.
These are something like $5 on Amazon.
Another limitation is 3D is kind of hard
to share on social media.
You can do it, but the viewer on the other end
will need to be watching on a 3D headset
and not many people own these yet.
I'm anticipating some kind of innovation
with Facebook and the other social networks
that will allow us to view 3D
on our mobile web.
Just move our phone around,
and suddenly the photo or video comes to life.
There could also be some kind of phone accessory
like you put a lens on top of your phone,
and it helps simulate the 3D effect.
Another limitation is 180's kind of suck
when viewed back in normal 2D.
Because then it's just half of a 360,
and that's not very exciting, is it?
So, ideally 180's need to be watched back in 3D.
So is 3D the future of photography?
I say yes.
Watching my 3D photos back in a headset
was the most realistic photo viewing experience
I've ever had.
The sense of realism and atmosphere it portrayed
was way better than any DSLR or 360 camera.
When you see a 3D photo, you'll know what I mean.
It's not going to be the only way
we take photos in the future,
but it's going to be a bigger
and bigger part of the way we capture moments.
I really don't see 3D photography as a fad,
because what I just witnessed taking this photo,
viewing it back in the headset,
was absolutely incredible.
This gave me so much value.
And if someone were to take a 3D photo
at an important moment in my life,
say my wedding,
and it was captured with such realism and detail
and I was able to watch that back
20 years later,
that would be the greatest gift
anyone could give me.
It's like they said,
here's a ticket to travel back in time,
where would you like to go?
That's awesome.
Even if 3D doesn't catch on,
I'm going to shoot so much more 3D
it's not even funny.
Because I've seen what this technology can do,
and the way it preserves moments.
And this gives me so much value,
even if I was the only person on Earth
with a 3D camera,
I'm going to keep doing it.
Because anything that gives value catches on,
and I know when enough people find out about 3D
and the awesome value it can give them,
it is going to take off.
So let's consider this to be the early day
at the Wild Wild West of 3D.
There are very few people shooting 3D
so there's massive opportunity,
just like there was with 360.
A few years ago hardly anyone was doing it.
And now there are hundreds and thousands
of people doing it,
and really getting a lot of value from it.
That's going to be 3D in a few years.
I'm seeing more and more cameras incorporate 3D.
So hopefully as they come out,
they will overcome some of the issues
associated with it.
Like the work flow, we need to be able to send
out photos straight from this to this.
Which I think they're actually working on.
And of course the viewing limitation.
Expecting people to own one of these
is still a bit too much to ask,
but when we can view 3D seamlessly on our phone,
that's when it will take off.
So should you look in to buying a 180 camera?
Uh, you know what?
We shouldn't even use the word 180,
because 180 is such a lame name.
Who wants 180?
It sounds half as good as 360.
Let's call it 3D.
Should you look in to getting a 3D camera.
If you offer any kind of photo or video services,
it would be a really good upsell to offer
your clients 3D photos.
Imagine capturing five to ten key moments
of someone's wedding in 3D,
that they can then watch back
and step back in to the day,
in to their shoes again?
Would that not be of value?
Likewise if you're capturing important moments
in your own life,
to be able to step back in to them
with such a high degree of realism
20 years from now.
Would that not be worth
the 400 and something dollar price tag
of buying a 3D camera?
It's kind of one of those things
where you might respond eh, maybe.
And then you actually see the 3D effect
in the headset and you're like
shut up and take my money!
Ahhh!
Just trust me on this one.
I'll link a few 3D samples in the description
if you want to watch them back
on your Oculus Go,
or if you have a foldaway headset
so you can get a feel for 3D,
and whether you like it or not.
I'd just say don't watch them back
in 2D 180, because as we discussed before,
2D 180 is lame.
I'll definitely be posting more about 180
in my upcoming videos,
so be sure to hit that subscribe button
so you don't miss them.
And hey!
I'd be curious to know, are you considering 180.
What are your thoughts of 180.
Have you viewed it, and what do you think.
Did you have the same life-changing
experience that I did.
And if you haven't yet, do your best
to get your hands on a VR headset
to view a 3D photo or video,
and tell me your thoughts.
Alright, that's it.
All the links you need are down there,
and I'll see you in the next video.
Cool!
Wow!
It's like I'm real!
Ho-ho.
Now that's a good-looking guy.
Heh-heh-heh-heh.