Takira Tomy’s 3D Camera review

3D cameras seem to be all the rage right now—then again they were 20-30 years ago as well.  Still, the miniaturization of technology and the increased level of mechanization in the manufacturing industry has led developers to produce smaller, cheaper, and disposable cameras that do the very same things those old skool cameras did—namely, take pictures in 3D.  However, because that modern technology has cost its developers so much, they have to pass that cost onto consumers or else face taking a big hit in the profits—not a smart move in today’s economy.  That’s why Takira Tomy is betting that some suckers are going to snap up its 3D camera—it’s incredibly cheap, and in the worst way possible.

If you haven’t got deep enough pockets to drop $500 on a Fujifilm 3D camera, you might very well be tempted to pick up a Takira for just $70 but when you realize that the .3 megapixel sensor shoot in ultralow resolutions and the pictures print in tiny strips (not unlike those you get from photo booths in the mall) and that you need a silly-looking cardboard contraption to view the pictures with any real 3D feeling, you should probably kick that impulse to the curb.