Nikon has shut down its production facilities in northern Japan, including the factory that makes flagship DSLR cameras such as the D700, following the earthquake and tsunami disaster. Canon today said that, at plants where operations 'may be suspended for one month or more', it will seek to make use of alternative sites that escaped damage, in order to maintain production.

The Bigshot is a basic digital point and shoot that lacks some features such as an LCD on the back because it’s made for kids to use and, even more importantly, made for kids to make. The lens wheel on the front has three different modes: Normal, Panoramic, and Stereoscopic for taking 3D photos.

The new Rollei Power Flex 3D has two CMOS image sensors and will capture 3D images with a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. Videos can be captured in 720p at 30 frames per second. As for the 2.8-inch LCD display, it boasts a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.

Panasonic has today added a 3D image recording facility to its Lumix DMC-G2 Micro Four Thirds camera, via a firmware upgrade. Shooting images in 3D requires use of Panasonic's optional 3D lens (H-FT012). Firmware update version 1.1 also adds 'improved operability of AE lock by maintaining the settings when the touch shutter function is used'.