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News Lytro Light Field Camera launching in the UK

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Meanmotion, 16 Jul 2013.

  1. Meanmotion

    Meanmotion bleh Moderator

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    Meanmotion, 16 Jul 2013
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  2. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Ridiculously cool technology, but 1080 square just isn't enough. That, and £400! Might make a cool dashcam if they could make a video version though.
     
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  3. lp rob1

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    That's the whole point of a light field camera though - swapping image resolution for ability to capture 'in 3D'. Limited uses, but could be very useful in film making, where a scene needs to show really close up things AND things in the background, potentially with a nice smooth fade in between.
     
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    Double the res and I'm interested...
     
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  5. Silver51

    Silver51 I cast flare!

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    Fit it into a DSLR as an optional mode and we'll talk, otherwise it's £400 for a toy.
     
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  6. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    Its hip to be square...
     
    steveo_mcg, 17 Jul 2013
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  7. John_T

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    That!

    These could make some of the best security cameras going if the technology can be adapted from stills to video.
     
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  8. mclean007

    mclean007 Officious Bystander

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    It's not a "mode" - it's a whole different technology for image capture. The entire camera is built differently, so you couldn't have it as some sort of user selectable "mode".
     
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