Can one image sensor capture a stereoscopic 3D image?

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Is it possible to use a single digital camera sensor to record a stereoscopic 3D image by splitting the frame into left and right views with optics such as mirrors or a 3D lens adapter? I'm interested in creating footage or images that could later be displayed in 3D on a screen.

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There are numerous products available which do this exact thing. They are adapters which often fit over an existing lens to produce 2 images on the sensor.

A quick search on 3d lens will give you the most hits though it isn't something I'd consider an obvious search term.

Products I'm aware of include ranges from Loreo and Kula 3d. There is/was a 3d lens made by Canon but that was for video and I couldn't find a current page on their website (will update if I locate it).

Also you might be interested in the Samsung NX300 and 45mm 3d lens which uses a novel internal LCD to black out half the lens across 2 exposures to provide separate images to the sensor.

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Yes. A single sensor can capture stereoscopic 3D if the optics split the scene into separate left- and right-eye images on different parts of the sensor.

This is commonly done with 3D lens adapters that mount in front of an existing lens and project two views side by side onto the same sensor. Products like Loreo and Kula 3D have used this approach. There have also been dedicated 3D lenses for video, and systems such as Samsung’s NX 45mm 3D lens used an internal mechanism to alternate or separate the two views across exposures.

The tradeoff is that each eye usually gets only part of the sensor area, so effective resolution per view is reduced compared with using the full sensor for one image. But in principle, yes: one sensor can record stereo information if the optical system creates two distinct viewpoints and maps them onto the sensor.

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