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Sony has released a firmware update that allows the NEX EVIL cameras to produce 3D panoramas.

Rather than a conventional stereoscopic dual lens approach, Sony Sweep Panorama technology works by shooting a burst of frames while the camera is panned across a scene.This development is exciting as Sony are obviously using some fancy processing techniques to figure out the perspective of the panning action. The panoramas they produce will also be viewable on Sony 3D televisions.

The NEX-5 and NEX-3 firmware updates incorporating the Sweep Panorama technology are now available from Sony Europe.