The Lytro Camera: Impressive Technology and Some Big Drawbacks

waderoush writes "The venture backers behind Lytro, the Silicon Valley startup that just released its new light field camera, say the device will upend consumer photography the way the iPhone upended the mobile business. This review takes that assertion at face value, enumerating the features that made the iPhone an overnight success and asking whether the Lytro camera and its refocusable 'living pictures' offer consumers an equivalent set of advantages. The verdict: not yet. But while the first Lytro model may not an overnight success, light field cameras and refocusable images are just the first taste of a revolution in computational photography that's going to change the way consumers think about pictures."

Re:DPReview has a review

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DP Review [dpreview.com] has a review of this camera. It sounds like it has a long way to go. Due to the way lightfield works, the final resolution is fairly low, in this case only 1024x1024.

Low res? No worries, just use the ENHANCE button. Problem solved.

Regards,
David Benton
Crime Scene Investigations, Miami PD

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It generally refers to a hobbyist who has the money/dedication to use genuinely professional equipment.

If it meant a person who has more money than sense, why does it get applied to equipment?