As if getting your picture taken wasn’t awkward enough, now Fujifilm is giving you one more dimension to worry about. Fujifilm’s Real 3D W1 camera creates…wait for it…what could it be, you ask… three-dimensional still and video images, and prints them out on special paper!

Here’s how it works: The camera has two sensors and two lenses, and Fujifilm’s Real Photo 3D processor combines them into a single image. On the back of the camera, a special monitor controls the direction of light sending different images into each eye, so you can preview the 3D stills without special glasses. Special paper basically mimics this concept, laying the image onto a “lenticular sheet” that creates a different angle of view for each eye.

In addition to the automatic 3D photography, the 3D W1 has a few advanced photo modes, allowing you to snap shots at different angles or at different time intervals, creating a greater illusion of depth. And while previewing the photos, you can actually control the parallax effect that separates foreground and background images.

Taking pictures of stuff you don’t want in 3D? It also lets you shoot in old-school 2D. The image sensor has 10 megapixels, and the lens zooms to 3x. Bundled software converts 3D images into 2D. There’s no exact word on availability asking price will be approx $600.

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