Fusion Camera System Explained

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Films that used the Fusion Camera System

Film	Release Date	Notes
U2 3D	February 22, 2008	Also released in IMAX 3D.
Journey to the Center of the Earth	July 11, 2008
	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.
Step Up 3D	August 6, 2010
	September 10, 2010	Also released in IMAX 3D.
Yogi Bear	December 17, 2010
	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 Digital IMAX 3D.
	May 20, 2011	Also released in IMAX 3D.
	June 29, 2011	Also released in IMAX 3D.
Final Destination 5	August 12, 2011	Also released in Digital IMAX 3D.
	August 19, 2011
Shark Night 3D	September 2, 2011
Hugo	November 23, 2011
	February 10, 2012	Also released in IMAX 3D.
Life of Pi	November 21, 2012	Also released in IMAX 3D.
	December 21, 2012
Walking with Dinosaurs	December 20, 2013
47 Ronin	December 25, 2013
2.0	November 29, 2018
	February 14, 2019	Also released in IMAX 3D.

Notes and References

Web site: Hollywood Reporter - Future of entertainment . . 2011-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527202345/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001096307 . May 27, 2008 .
Web site: FUJINON LENSES CAPTURE 3D ACTION FOR "AVATAR" DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY VINCE PACE | Press Center . Fujifilm USA . 2011-10-17 . 2012-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402050912/http://www.fujifilmusa.com/press/news/display_news?newsID=879825 . dead .