How much do the lighting conditions effect it? Do "auto" settings seem to handle this well?
For image quality analysis in both bright and dim light, see this thread:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/362863-picture-quality-analysis-2d.html
All of my photos taken in that OP were set to "auto."
The 3D seems to come across with varying levels of depth. Some things jump out, others seem very subtle yet clear and easier on the eyes. What distance is best for shooting if you want to get something to jump out? I believe this would be based upon numbers derived from the distance between cameras.
There's a rule of thumb in the world of stereoscopic photography called the 30 to 1 rule. Measure the distance between your camera lenses (known as the stereo base) and multiply that distance by 30. That's the ideal placement of your subject. The subject will appear to have depth (rather than look like a flat cardboard cutout) and it will be easy on the eyes. In an ideal setup, the stereo base can be modified depending on the size of your subject, and the distance you want it to be at so it fills your frame in the way that you want. Because the cameras are fixed position on the phone, we are somewhat limited.
I took some shots that demonstrated that the Evo 3D screen is capable of popout, but requires some skill to perceive it. that "skill" is not unlike the cross-eye and parallel viewing stereograms I posted here:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/352803-stereo-photos-not-evo-3d.html
To achieve pop-out, the subject has to be closer than about 18 inches from the phone. It will appear doubled on the screen, but if you employ parallel viewing, you can merge the doubles, and it will appear to stick out of the screen. Try not to have the subject get cut off by the edge of the screen. This will make your brain freak out. See
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/345384-3d-pop-out-clarified-violations-lead-discomfort.html for more details.
What subjects seem to make the best use of the 3D camera, both from a video and photo perspective?
I find that a scene with many subjects at slightly varying distance from the camera make the most impressive shots. And if you try to have these subjects as close to the 30 to 1 rule I mentioned above, they will look very nice.
This camera definitely adds to the possibilities of some new alternative techniques. What kinds of things should we try?
Unfortunately, Sense doesn't give us a lot to work with. So as of right now, there's not a lot of stuff we can try except experiment with 3D composition. But like I said, without the ability to change the stereo base (distance between cameras), we're limited to subject distance and size. Here's a good brainstorm thread where we discussed what possibilities existed if software wasn't the limitation:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d/338292-3d-camera-speculations-what-new-possibilities.html
Editing the photos and videos. Are there any utilities for Gimp, Paint Shop Pro, or PhotoShop that can handle these formats? Download to PC, edit, upload back to the phone for viewing.
I don't know the encoding the E3D uses for video. I would assume H.264. The container is mp4. So any tool that can handle this encoding and container would work. For pictures, the phone can save as .MPO or .JPS. The .JPS format is most compatible with existing editors. It's just a .JPG file with a renamed extension. Change the extension to .JPG and any photo viewer/editor can open it. You can therefore make your own 3D images by putting butting up left and right images, saving it as a JPG and then renaming the extension to JPS.
Sharing our photos. Is there a service or app that 3vo users can share our shots with other 3vo users?
Not sure about this one. I'll let someone else field this question
