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      06-23-2011, 07:37 AM   #687
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Originally Posted by M_Six View Post
Looks like they're using the full DOF concept you find in iPhone cameras where everything is mostly in focus. The software they talk about is probably just blurring the non-clicked areas. Would be simple enough to program. Just apply a Gaussian blur to any area not clicked.
I think it's much more complicated than that. From another news source:

"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."

Definitely cutting-edge and novel, imo.
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