Camera can "snap now, focus later."
;D For all us slackers too laid back to even focus a camera................
Check out - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15383516
(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/56168000/jpg/_56168612_lytrolifestyleelectricblue_bag.jpg)
http://www.lytro.com/
a truly dudely invention! 8)
Quote from: cckeiser on October 29, 2011, 09:12:44 PM
a truly dudely invention! 8)
The kind of gadget a dude could easily use while burning a J. ;D
As a photographer, I understand the technology. There's a bit of smoke and mirrors happening with the languaging, making it sound like something it isn't. The camera basically captures a number of exposures of the same scene, similar to exposure bracketing where 3 pics are taken. One over-exposed, one under-exposed, and one in the middle. Out of the three, one of them will be closest to a good exposure. Now, relate the same concept to focus. Pointing your camera at a scene, imagine multiple exposures with a range of focus-points, allowing you to later choose what part of the subject(s) you want in focus. A no-brainer really. It's a lazy-man's "I don't want to focus right now" technology.
Checking some of the other websites, and other versions of this type of device the sensor takes thousands of little pictures then the software manipulates them later.
I spent a few hours on their website (http://www.lytro.com/) last week just playing with the images they have posted there.
Quote from: Hominid on October 31, 2011, 05:59:24 AM
It's a lazy-man's "I don't want to focus right now" technology.
Fucking eh, very dude like. ;D
Quote from: meekon5 on October 31, 2011, 07:06:52 AM
I spent a few hours on their website (http://www.lytro.com/) last week just playing with the images they have posted there.
Same here, pretty cool concept.