# Lytro's Light Field Camera

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 22, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752 "2011-06-22T07:57:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/1 "2011-06-22T07:57:52Z")

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Now this is cool for the photography guys. I want a video camera with this!

“Click away. Shoot first, focus after. That’s right, after. You can’t miss.”

> Whereas a normal digital camera captures a snapshot of light hitting a sensor, a light field camera first separates rays of light in order to individually record their color, intensity and direction. This extra information opens up a world of possibilities, including the ability to focus on any depth of field within a taken photo, observe a 3D-type effect even without specs, and boost images taken in extremely low light.

Expect those RAW files to get very large in size, lol.

> **[Raytrix | 3D light field camera technology](https://raytrix.de/)**
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> The Raytrix Light Field Technology provides 3D capture and high resolution with different one shot cameras. 3D camera | Light field camera

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/d/fdbb98d184d9e59afdd39f9c56e917ec93484cc2.jpeg "The Lytro Light Field Camera") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QV152jc3Ac)

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/2 "2011-06-22T08:15:53Z")

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:tup:

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**Author:** ![ItsOver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/itsover/32/5431_2.png) [@ItsOver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ItsOver)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/3 "2011-06-22T08:22:10Z")

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Asians are taking over the world!

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**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/4 "2011-06-22T09:23:26Z")

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this is huge.

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/5 "2011-06-22T09:35:24Z")

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Oh dip!

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**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/6 "2011-06-22T09:46:54Z")

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Holy shit, that’s amazing.

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**Author:** ![Ciaran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ciaran/32/5612_2.png) [@Ciaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ciaran)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/7 "2011-06-22T11:22:59Z")

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i swear i saw this a few months ago. there was an attachment that went behind the lens and did this exact same thing.

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/8 "2011-10-20T07:08:49Z")

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$399 - [https://www.lytro.com/camera](https://www.lytro.com/camera)

I want one!

[https://youtu.be/7babcK2GH3I](https://youtu.be/7babcK2GH3I)

![https://d2unc7dgt4mfps.cloudfront.net/revision-1a080ec3c85d571974022dba8f873a6904b9411e/images/corp/hand_camera.jpg](https://d2unc7dgt4mfps.cloudfront.net/revision-1a080ec3c85d571974022dba8f873a6904b9411e/images/corp/hand_camera.jpg)

![https://d2unc7dgt4mfps.cloudfront.net/revision-1a080ec3c85d571974022dba8f873a6904b9411e/images/corp/product_cams.jpg?1318980202](https://d2unc7dgt4mfps.cloudfront.net/revision-1a080ec3c85d571974022dba8f873a6904b9411e/images/corp/product_cams.jpg?1318980202)

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lytros-light-field-camera/213752/9 "2011-10-20T07:18:48Z")

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very cool
