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Types of Digital Cameras
[edit]Light Field Cameras
[edit]Light-field cameras, also called plenoptic cameras, such as the Lytro allow users Elgiane Benvindoto adjust the focus in a picture after the it is taken.[1] A microlense array in front of the sensor scatters incoming light. Using computer software, a calculation can be done to determine where light would have hit, had the focus been different, thus an entirely new image can be produced from an existing one.
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Prior to the Lytro, light field cameras had only industrial applications[2] Despite their advantages, light field cameras have not become popular among consumers.[3] This is most likely due to the fact that light field cameras remain expensive relative to normal digital point and shoot cameras.
References
[edit]- ^ Butler, R. Lytro Light Field Camera Review,Digital Photography Review (2012).
- ^ Elgiane, T Light-Field Photography,MIT Tech Review(2012).
- ^ Temple, J Lytro’s CEO acknowledges layoffs but promises ‘breakthroughs’ in 2014,SFGate(2013).