TECHNOLOGIES

Interested in trying out plenoptic light field camera technology, but don't have access to a Lytro camera (or for that matter, a Toshiba sensor prototype)? The Chaos Collective has developed a free online tool that enables you to approximate the approach using a recent-model DSLR that's capable of capturing not only still images but also

Plenoptic camera technology, most commonly known nowadays by virtue of Lytro's ongoing promotion of the concept (and sales of the first-generation implementation), has received primary mainstream attention to date because the light field-based approach allows for post-capture selective focus on particular depth regions of an image. However, embedded vision advocates likely are alternatively intrigued by

Lytro's light ray-based plenoptic camera technology, which enables post-capture selective focus on any particular depth region of an image, has received periodic mention on this site. Back in October of last year, for example, I covered the cameras' initial unveiling. And more recently, BDTI engineers Eric Gregori and Shehrzad Qureshi discussed the underlying technology in