Pixiq

The future is in focus! Revolutionary imaging technologies are changing the way we will create photographs in the very near future. One amazing technology is called Light Field Imaging which promises a number of amazing possibilities. Lytro is a new company located in Mountain View California that has developed a camera based on this unbelievable technology. They have produced a camera that will allow you to simply shoot a picture and focus or refocus on any part of the image at any later date.

Here is the Lytro Gallery - Image gallery  To use, simply click on the simulation where you want the focus to be in order to see the effect.

So, where else can this technology possibly take us?

I believe that having a post-production continuous focus will lead to even more capabilities for such things a 3D Stereo, double point focus, auto follow focus, whole environment capture, Panoramic and focusble 360 views, refocused flash, repositioned lighting and any number of futuristic developments. We are approaching the future and the Star Trek Holodeck is right in front of us!

"Unlike regular digital or film cameras, which can only record a scene in two-dimensions, light field cameras captures all of the light rays traveling in every direction through a scene. This means that some aspects of a picture can be manipulated after the fact. To acquire this additional data, Lytro cameras include an innovative new light field sensor that captures the color, intensity and vector direction of light rays."

"Lytro cameras will allow users to experience amazing capabilities including: Shoot now, focus later. People will no longer be delayed by having to focus their camera or be disappointed when a picture turns out irreparably out-of-focus. Lytro pictures can be flawlessly focused to their liking – days, weeks, even years after they’re taken."

"Unparalleled speed: Since the camera doesn’t focus before a photo is taken, people will no longer miss important moments due to autofocus shutter lag."

"Living pictures. Lytro creates pictures that both the photographer and viewer can interact with when shared online on blogs, photo sharing sites, their favorite social media networks,etc. They can focus the foreground, background or the entire image simply by clicking on an area of detail."

"No software download is required. Low-light sensitivity. By using all of the available light in a scene, light field cameras can capture better pictures in remarkably low light environments without use of a flash."

"Immersive 3D. Using the full light field, Lytro cameras will allow people to easily switchbetween 2D and 3D views or shift the perspective of the scene."

Source - Lytro

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• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Pixiq; 1 edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600597866
• ISBN-13: 978-1600597862
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