This is interesting . . . tiny camera probes deep ocean. Researchers are Perth’s Curtin University of Technology have developed the world’s smallest underwater 3D video camera for use in the depths of the ocean. These puppies are light.

The mini-3D stereoscopic underwater video camera will help oil, gas and minerals explorers. Curtin’s marine science and technology centre (CMST) developed an underwater 3D camera in 1992 and has continued working on ways to reduce its size. Early models weighed a hulking 25kg, but the weight is now down to 1.3kg.
The camera measures about 9.5cm in diameter and is about 16cm long….. “Maybe now we can build a higher resolution camera, but that depends on requirements in the industry and where they are likely to be used,” he said. The system has also been used in developing cameras for underground mines in conditions that are too dangerous for people. The entertainment sector is also interested “in using 3D and not necessarily just for film, it may have other applications as well”, Mr Woods said.

Hopefully, the technology will crossover both to entertainment and home consumer use . . . those puppies are light and 3D is more than the wave of the future, it’s the reality waiting to happen . . . just around the corner we’re at right . . . NOW.