>From what I read, it seems to me that it's designed to that purpose
(display on-line) and not at all towards printed copies. And what would a
printed copy provide? Simply a slice, focused to a specific point, out of
the on-line image.
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Scott Gomez
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 08:22, Chuck Norcutt
<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> But it only produces small images. Suitable for the web but not much else.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 10/30/2011 7:40 AM, ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Just ran across this article...
> > -George
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > The Lytro Light Field Camera employs a new type of image sensor, one that
> > captures the color, density and, unlike current cameras, the amount of
> light
> > traveling in every direction through every point in a scene.
> > It then uses algorithms that permit you to view the image and select, in
> > real time, which elements you want to be the center of focus.
> > On its demonstration page — tinyurl.com/pcguylytro — you click on any
> > object in the image, and watch as the surrounding elements blur and the
> > targeted object comes into focus. It’s quite amazing.
> > Lytro will be available early next year. It’s pricey: An 8 gigabyte model
> > that captures 350 images is $399.
> > It will feature an impressive f2 8x zoom lens, which permits a great
> degree
> > of focus contrast in an image and is highly desirable. There’s no
> > removable battery, however, and no memory slots to store more images.
> > Lytro developers are exploring 3D applications that will allow us to view
> > scenes from multiple perspectives and tap on any object for perfect
> focus.
> > We’ve come a long way since the Polaroid Swinger.
> --
>
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