Patent applications are filed by companies all the time, and more often than not they don't amount to anything other than to aid in research and development. On the other hand, they sometimes result in groundbreaking new technology that finds its way into the best mirrorless cameras on the market.
On August 16, Panasonic submitted a patent (design registration 1777795) in Japan for a three-dimensional camera. On first inspection of the design illustrations, it resembles a vlogging-style camera, especially when it is attached to a selfie stick with a separate monitor.
