Focus on Lytro

Y hacer retoques de luz
Un prototipo de cámara permite enfocar después de hacer la foto
Aunque no estará lista hasta finales de año, ya existen fotografías con las que jugar a enfocar como queramos vía web.
Ampliar la foto
Esta única imagen puede enfocarse como se desee. | Lytro / Richard Koci Hernandez

Amplio surtido de ordenadores portátiles

2011-06-22
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A la hora de hacer una foto, teniendo en cuenta lo que queramos retratar, es necesario calcular el tiempo de exposición o la apertura de campo, con el objetivo de enfocar unas partes u otras o cargar más o menos de luz la instantánea. Y luego en postproducción se pueden hacer los retoques pertinentes. Pero esta rutina de trabajo podría cambiar gracias a una nueva cámara fotográfica.

Lytro es el nombre de la cámara creada por el doctor de la Universidad de Standford Ren Ng, que incluye un sensor de campo de luz que no solo capta una fotografía en un único plano de luz sino toda la información de los vectores se encuentran delante del objetivo. De esta manera, los usuarios no tienen de qué preocuparse a la hora de enfocar, mirar la luz y de todos los demás detalles de la fotografía convencional, informa Europa Press.

Una vez sacada la fotografía e introducida en un ordenador u otro dispositivo con tan solo un clic los usuarios podrán enfocar aquellas partes de la fotografía que más le interesen en ese momento, atenuar la luz en determinadas partes o realzarla en otras. De esta manera las fotografías se convierten en instantáneas lo más fieles posibles a la realidad que luego el usuario retoca a su antojo.

Con este nuevo concepto, el creador incluso quiere que se pueda cambiar la perspectiva o mostrar la foto en tres dimensiones.

Aunque la cámara en sí no estará lista hasta finales de 2011, Lytro ya ha presentado un carrusel de fotografías donde se pueden probar los retoques posibles en las fotografías. Está disponible en Flash para web y HTML5 para dispositivos móviles.

Ren Ng ha asegurado que pese a la innovación del producto, el precio de la cámara Lytro no será muy superior al de las cámaras digitales compactas que se encuentran en la actualidad en el mercado.


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Shoot now, focus later. That’s just the start of what you can do with a Lytro camera, the camera that captures the entire light field. A Lytro can also help you remember more of what happened at that party last weekend. And, it may also clue you in on the identity of that dude offering free jailhouse-style tattoos.

This is the start of the picture revolution. Visit our Picture Gallery to experience living pictures for yourself.
http://www.lytro.com/picture_gallery

Shoot now, focus later and experience living pictures with Lytro. http://www.lytro.com


The Journey
Today, I am proud to announce the launch of Lytro and share our plans to bring an amazing new kind of camera to the consumer market.

This journey started for me eight years ago when I was in the PhD program at Stanford University. I loved photography then as I do now, but I was frustrated and puzzled by the apparent limitations of cameras. For example, I remember trying to take photos of Mei-Ahn, the five-year-old daughter of a close friend, but because she was so full of life, it was nearly impossible to capture the fleeting moments of her smile or perfectly focus the light in her eyes.

That experience inspired me to start the research that became my dissertation on light field photography, which had capabilities beyond what I could have ever hoped for. The journey soon accelerated with a full-body plunge into the world of entrepreneurship, with a dream to share this new technology with the world.

Today
I am thrilled to finally draw back the curtain and introduce our new light field camera company, one that will forever change how everyone takes and experiences pictures. Lytro’s company launch is truly the start of a picture revolution.

What began in a lab at Stanford University has transformed into a world-class company, forty-four people strong, sparkling with talent, energy and inspiration. It has taken a lot of hard work, late nights and tireless dedication to get Lytro to this point. I want to thank the entire team for their remarkable contributions, spirit, and camaraderie. I want to especially thank the very first believers: Colvin, Tim and Alex, the original magic engine of the company, and Manu, Charles and Allen for personally doing so much to help build this company. Besides the Lytro team, I want to thank my family, and my fiancé Yi (pictured above) for their continued support, confidence, and love.

We have something special here. Our mission is to change photography forever, making conventional cameras a thing of the past. Humans have always had a fundamental need to share our stories visually, and from cave paintings to digital cameras we have been on a long search for ways to make a better picture. Light field cameras are the next big step in that picture revolution.

The Future
Today is a big day for Lytro, but I believe it is just the beginning of a bright and exciting future. Photographers and casual shooters alike will be able to create and share new living pictures. I believe that as people begin to use light field cameras, we will see an explosion in new kinds of photographic art. It will be another wonderful journey to see how people use light field cameras, see where these new living pictures travel, and discover how each person chooses to take this revolution.

Welcome to Lytro! I hope you’ll follow us on the Lytro Blog, so we can keep you updated about the introduction of our first Lytro camera.


Ren Ng
Founder and CEO of Lytro

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