Clearly one of the factors that most consumers care about mobile phones is the camera. Although they have not yet reached a level not even semi-professional because of the thinness of the device that prevents the overlapping of lenses and other more complex, their evolution has been remarkable and in many cases, the results are more than enough. But it is always possible to move forward.
Thus, the photography company Lytro introduced in October 2011, a technology that certainly would make a difference in the development in this sector. This is the camera Lytro, which basically relies on the free photo capture and post processing approach in the plane that most suits us, but all this depends on a set of variables, such as lens or software. The device stores the information of light in the whole plane, not only we want to focus-but the entire image. The program then allows you to click the area where the user sees fit, noting at the same time as the planes of focus and depth change in real time.
Structurally, Lytro camera has a LCD screen that helps the composition of the photo. Inside, a lens with a zoom of 8x magnification and two buttons on and off. The system is simple and as mentioned, basa their full potential in the software, which for now is only available for Mac. As technical data, the lens does not collect information on millions of pixels, but in millions of light beams, equivalent to 22 megapixels of what we commonly know.
Although the camera will be launched early this 2012, technology was not lost in the eyes of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who, according to a report by 9to5Mac site would have been very interested in applying to future gadgets company the apple. The full story can be read in the book “Inside Apple” by Adam Lashinsky, a publication that has just gone on sale and is now available on the Apple iBook Store.
About implementing this technology in existing mobile devices, one of the executives Lytro mentioned that “we have the capital and the ability to do so, and the vision to run it. Even if we were to apply this platform in the next generation smartphones, we take into account the complexity of the industry, and partnering with the right people to carry it out.”
Recall that the evolution of the lens of the iPhone has been gradual, and that since its launch in 2007, had a fixed focus lens, no video recording and 2 Mp sensor, while in its latest camera features 8 megapixels, video recording at 1080p and HDR light sensor.
