http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/ Engadget Comments for Stanford researchers cram 12,616 tiny lenses into a 3D camera http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/

I for one welcome our doom playing, blending overlords.

Happy now?]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 20th 2008 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 20th 2008 3:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/lfcamera/, they have a good video that shows some of the uses of plenoptics circa 2004-2005, such as the "3D" capture, rotating viewpoints, and digital refocusing.
So, if plenoptic cameras have been around for so long, why is this one making the news? According to the press release, it sounds like this is the first time that the imaging, sensor elements, and electronics have been integrated together onto a dedicated chip -- as opposed to modifying a current camera to do the plenoptic thing.
You might also check out coded aperture photography as another interesting way of encoding 3D information into a single photograph (http://groups.csail.mit.edu/graphics/CodedAperture/, also with cool video), or digital holography as a more quantitative research tool.]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/
Where do I start on the grammatical problems? This is why the internet is ruining the english language - when even journalists won't proofread their work.]]>Mar 24th 2008 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Mar 19th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/
The data on surrounding pixels could be aggregated, but the noise per pixel will be very high. Since pixels being digital by nature, low levels of data would be lost unless these pixels are as light sensitive per area compared to how small they are.

This camera will be very hard to use in low-light, or any movement.]]>Mar 20th 2008 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/Anyway, how are we going to see the 3d? On a special screen, through glasses or what?]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/stanford-researchers-cram-12-616-tiny-lenses-into-a-3d-camera/
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4114959
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