The HDC-SDT750 represents the start of 3-D DIY. In English, that means that a camcorder that is helping to kick off a wave of consumer electronics that allow users to create content in 3-D.

"It's being billed as the first consumer camcorder that will also shoot in 3-D with a conversion lens, so you can shoot your 2-D everyday life situations," says Christopher Rice of Panasonic. "When you want to shoot in 3-D, you attach the 3-D conversion lens and it automatically begins pulling in 3-D images. It records on an SD card. It doesn't take any more memory than a normal 1080p, 60 frames a second camcorder that we already have out."

The camcorder also comes with software for editing the 3-D footage. To play it back raw, the camera connects to any 3-D-ready set via a standard HDMI cable, or users with a Panasonic 3-D set can just pop the card into a slot built into the TV.

The camcorder launches in mid-October and will cost about $1,400.

While the camcorder will take stills as well, they will not be in 3-D. Those who want interested in 3-D photos are in luck, because that space is also starting to come alive.

The FujiFilm's FinePix Real 3-D point-and-shoot camera takes full-sized stills with both lenses and then combines them for a 3-D effect. Of course, the 3-D shots will take up double the storage space of standard 2-D shots.

"There are dual 10-megapixel lenses in this camera plus dual processors," says Diane Rainey of FujiFilm. "This camera has a very generous 3-1/2 inch LCD on the back and you can view your 3-D photographs on the back in 3-D without the glasses. But if you want to look at them on a larger screen, such as a 3-D television set or a computer or laptop, you will need glasses that are compatible with those systems."

Through FujiFilm's photo printing site, SeeHere.com, users can order 3-D prints of 3-D shots. They will have the same type of parallax filter the viewfinder has, so that users can see them without glasses.

The FinePix Real 3-D will also take shots using each lens as 2-D, so users can take the same picture as perhaps a sepia and a black-and-white image. It will capture HD-quality 3-D video as well, making it a less expensive and quicker way to jump into the 3-D content creation space, since it is hitting shelves this week for about $500.