Camera "Lytro" which can adjust the focus even after shooting announces the high-end model and starts reservation reception

Focus can be adjusted after taking a pictureWe sell camera "Lytro" with special function calledLytroThe company announced the second-generation high-end camera "Lytro Illum", and started accepting pre-orders in regions such as North America.

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A demonstration of "image" shot using Lytro Illum is released in the following movie.

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I tried part of the demo as GIF animation. A puppy looking into a deep hole anxiously


If nature is the material, it seems that the scale feeling that is coming in is increasing.


A small bouquet made meaningfully in the forest. Although the viewpoint has moved together with the focus, these are all made from one "photo" rather than a movie.


◆ Lytro's high-end model "Lytro Illum" Photo Gallery
The appearance of Lytro Illum newly announced and pre-ordered was started like this. A rectangular parallelepiped "Home run bar"It seems like the first Lytro has changed significantly, it has become a shape close to a general digital single lens reflex.


By the way, the original Lytro was such a shape.


Looking from the front, it looks like only a single lens reflex camera with a plain design. The body size is 86 x 145 x 166 mm, and the weight is 940 grams.


Characteristic side view. The main body of the same height as the lens diameter is designed as a trapezoidal type where the lower part protrudes greatly.


From the right side, you can see that the grip part is also made in a trapezoidal shape.


Equipped with 480 x 800 pixel 4 inch LCD touch display on the back of the main unit. It seems that control buttons are omitted as much as possible. It has internal Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 processor to enable high-speed processing.


The liquid crystal display is designed to be able to adjust the angle.


View from the top of the unit


Shutter button etc. at the top of the main unit. The maximum shutter speed is 1/4000 seconds.


The focal length of the lens is 9.5 - 77.8 mm, equivalent to 30 - 250 mm if converted to 35 mm. It corresponds to 8 times zooming, and the open aperture value is F2.0 fixed in the whole zoom range. As stated as "0 mm - ∞" on the cylinder, according to the manufacturer's specifications, it is possible to shoot the object from 0 mm in front of the lens. It is a place to wonder what is the actual shortest shooting distance (working distance).


SD card slot and terminals of various connectors are provided on the left side of the main unit, and a cover is attached.


Hot shoes equipped with strobes are also equipped.


Lytro Illum is equipped with a 40-megapixel sensor equipped with the company's proprietary technology "microlens" and records the "direction of light" and performs its own processing so that you can freely adjust the focus after shooting It is a mechanism to be able to do.


Data captured with Lytro can be adjusted on the PC using special software, and can adjust zoom, focus movement, depth of field and movement of viewpoint.


Lytro Illum is accepting pre-orders on the manufacturer side. The reservation reception area is North America, EU countries, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, etc. Handling in Japan is undecided at the time of article creation. The regular price is $ 1599 (about 164,000 yen), the reservation special price is 1499 dollars (about 154,000 yen), and the shipping schedule is August 2014. As a reservation privilege, Personalized camera engraving (personalized camera engraving) and a special strap are set, compensation period is two years, shipping fee is free in the United States.