The future of imaging lies in light field tech and liquid lens as the former enables variable depth of field, in real-time, the later, an infinitely variable zoom lens without the weight and complexity of glass.
To whit.
The coming revolution in holographic video technology has been given a boost with the unique approach of Spanish start-up Wooptix. It has presented the first single lens light field camera capable of capturing light field video in real time and it does so using a liquid lens.
The camera is called SEBI and incorporates a hardware controlled liquid lens capable of capturing the same image at multiple depth-of-field settings. SEBI is also able to generate a depth map in real-time whilst recording. By using the depth map users can refocus at will within the scene. Blur and focus areas can be modified by controlling the depth of field. Alternatively, an ‘all in focus’ image can be displayed.
The company says its tech could have multiple applications including in film and TV.
Wooptix is the company developing the hardware while Google, having bought Lytro, is developing light field tech for smartphones.
And so it begins ... K. Vonnegut
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