Fusion Camera System is a Digital movie camera system developed by James Cameron

James Cameron

James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...

 and Vince Pace. It was developed as a way to shoot features in stereoscopic 3-D

3-D film

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. The Fusion Camera System made first use of Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 HDC-F950 and later of Sony HDC-1500 HD cameras when it became available. The cameras are equipped with Fujinon lenses from Fujifilm

Fujifilm

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. The digital high-definition camera system was used on Cameron's documentaries and movies Aliens of the Deep

Aliens of the Deep

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, Ghosts of the Abyss

Ghosts of the Abyss

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and Avatar. Other directors have used the cameras on movies including Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez

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's Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

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and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D , is a 2005 adventure and fantasy film directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film uses the same anaglyph 3-D technology used in Spy Kids 3D: Game Over. The film stars Taylor Lautner, Cayden Boyd, Taylor Dooley and George Lopez...

, Eric Brevig

Eric Brevig

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's Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

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, Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

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's Resident Evil: Afterlife

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, Joseph Kosinski

Joseph Kosinski

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's Tron Legacy

Tron Legacy

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, Michael Bay

Michael Bay

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's Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Jerzy Hoffman

Jerzy Hoffman

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's Battle of Warsaw 1920. The camera system has also been used to film sporting events such as the 2007 NBA finals.