Shoot Now, Focus Later
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I just ordered one of these:
I’m familiar with the technology that this camera uses, and I’m planning to use it for an engineering course I teach. I’m anxious to see how well a commercial version of this technology works.
The way I understand this new camera, the software is the key to developing the desired pictures. According to the product web site, at this time, only a Mac version is available so if you are a Windows person, better wait a while longer.
I have a Mac.
The software is essential.
Color cameras use small color filters over 2×2 pixel regions to acquire color information about their images. By doing so they trade spatial resolution for color information.
“Shoot Now, Focus Later” cameras use small lenses over small pixel regions to acquire depth information about their images. The software then processes the data to focus at the desired focal depth. By doing so they trade spatial resolution for depth information.
We’ve had students build these in our labs, so I’m anxious to see how well one works that has been built for consumer applications.
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