LightField Camera Prototypes

Adobe Systems, the leading specialist of image manipulation, multimedia and creativity software products, has long been investigating the possibilities of LightField photography and computational imaging. Known prototypes date back to 2004, and have evolved…

The CAFADIS LightField lens prototype was developed at the University of La Laguna, Spain, and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, Spain. CAFADIS was originally built and optimized for optical wavefront and distance estimation (CAFADIS…

K|Lens is an interchangeable light field lens which is being developed in Germany. The lens will be compatible with all full frame cameras. Instead of a microlens array, the light field lens uses a system of internal mirrors…

Pelican Imaging is a company based in Mountain View, California. The company has been researching “array cameras” since 2006, with a special focus on the mobile market.
Instead of a microlens array which is positioned in front a single imaging sensor,…

Photography is just one possible application of LightField Technology. No wonder, that movie corporations are also very interested in its potential. Computer animation studio Pixar is one of these companies, and they’ve applied for several LightField…

In the final days of 2012, Toshiba Corp. was the first major player in the field of electronics to announce a LightField product for the consumer market: A LightField enabled camera module that they plan to commercialize “by the end of fiscal 2013″…

Nvidia’s Near-Eye Light Field Display prototype was introduced to the world during SIGGRAPH 2013 in July 2013.
Like today’s light field cameras, the display uses a microlens array to split an image into individual light rays. Using adequate encoding…