Fusion Camera System
{{Short description|Digital movie camera system developed by James Cameron and Vince Pace}}
Fusion Camera System (a.k.a. Reality Camera System 1) is a digital movie camera system developed by James Cameron and Vince Pace. It was developed as a way to shoot features in stereoscopic 3-D.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001096307 |title=Hollywood Reporter - Future of entertainment |publisher=at Wayback Machine |accessdate=2011-11-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527202345/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001096307 |archivedate=May 27, 2008 }} The Fusion Camera System made first use of Sony HDC-F950 and later of Sony HDC-1500 HD cameras when they became available. The cameras are equipped with Fujinon lenses from Fujifilm.{{cite web |url=http://www.fujifilmusa.com/press/news/display_news?newsID=879825 |title=FUJINON LENSES CAPTURE 3D ACTION FOR "AVATAR" DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY VINCE PACE | Press Center |publisher=Fujifilm USA |date= |accessdate=2011-10-17 |archive-date=2012-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402050912/http://www.fujifilmusa.com/press/news/display_news?newsID=879825 |url-status=dead }}
Films used the Fusion Camera System
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Film | Release Date | Notes |
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U2 3D | February 22, 2008 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D | July 11, 2008 | |
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | February 27, 2009 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |
The Final Destination | August 28, 2009 | |
Avatar | December 18, 2009 | Released in IMAX 3D and re-released in IMAX 3D in 2010 and 2022. |
Step Up 3D | August 6, 2010 | |
Resident Evil: Afterlife | September 10, 2010 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |
Yogi Bear | December 17, 2010 | |
Tron: Legacy | December 17, 2010 | 40 minutes rendered in 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio in IMAX 3D and home release versions. |
Sanctum | February 4, 2011 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | May 20, 2011 | Also released in Digital IMAX 3D. |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon | June 29, 2011 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |
Final Destination 5 | August 12, 2011 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | August 19, 2011 | |
Shark Night 3D | September 2, 2011 | |
Hugo{{Citation|title=Hugo (2011) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970179/technical|access-date=2021-01-21}} | November 23, 2011 | |
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | February 10, 2012 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |
Life of Pi | November 21, 2012 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | December 21, 2012 | |
Walking with Dinosaurs | December 20, 2013 | |
47 Ronin | December 25, 2013 | |
2.0 | November 29, 2018 | |
Alita: Battle Angel{{Citation|title=Alita: Battle Angel (2019) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437086/technical|access-date=2021-01-21}} | February 14, 2019 | Also released in IMAX 3D. |