Lytro Announces World’s First Consumer Light Field Camera

Today, Lytro Inc. unveiled the world’s first consumer “light field camera” after much anticipation.

This new consumer camera actually records all rays of light in a scene, which allows for new capabilities; most notably the ability to change the focal point. The f/2 lens and 8x optical zoom creates “living pictures” that can be refocused endlessly (try it yourself!).

“Lytro cameras feature a light field sensor that collects the color, intensity, and the direction of every light ray flowing into the camera, capturing a scene in four dimensions,” explains the press release.

The Lytro camera is available both in a 8GB and 16GB variety, priced $399 and $499, respectively. Now all we need is a housing!