LYTRO ILLUM ", which is freely adjustable after focusing and exposure adjustment, evolved more than the previous" Lytro "

WHITE BALANCE AND EXPOSURE · Focusing can not basically be changed when set at shooting, but in addition to focusing on the desired position after shooting, "The exposure of the background is F1, the exposure of the front in front is I want to show it clearly with F16 "can also edit the camera"LYTRO ILLUM"is. Since I was able to borrow a LYTRO ILLUM camera that greatly changes the method of photography, I actually tried using what I can do.

Lytro - Home
https://www.lytro.com/

Pictures actually taken with LYTRO ILLUM look like this. Focus on the place where you clicked on the image.


Edited, the oranges in front are F16, the background is modified to F1.


Leaf button. The image moves little by little as you spin the screen.


Therefore, this arrived "LYTRO ILLUM"


The box was structured slightly different. Decomposition ...


Paccari.


Inside included camera body, battery, dedicated battery charger, Micro-USB cable, lens cap, lens hood, ND8 filter, cleaner cloth, strap anchor, strap.


This is LYTRO ILLUM camera body.


Looking from the front like this.


On the front is a Lytro button, a shutter button, and a front dial.


The left side.


The right side looks like this. As the letters of "30-250 mm eq. F / 2 LIGHT FIELD OPTICS" are written, the lens is an optical 8 × zoom of 30 to 250 mm and the F value is F 2.0 in the whole area.


When you removed the cover, Micro - USB 3.0 port and SD card slot appeared.


As seen from above. Hot shoe is attached to the base of the lens. Buttons are not rough and very simple, just behind the shutter button and the Lytro button there is a power button and a strap attachment part.


back. This also has a very simple button arrangement, and there are only the rear dial, AF button, AEL button, overfocus button, Fn button next to the display.


On the bottom is a tripod mounting hole and a battery cover.


Since the weight of the battery is removed is 954 g in actual measurement, it is about 1 kg when putting in a battery.


Having it in your hands like this. Because it is large because the lens is large, it is lighter than the impression of appearance because it is possible to hold it steady, but handling with one hand is impossible, but I do not feel hard to hold.


The rear display is a movable tilt type.


Although it can not move in the sideways, it is possible to turn it up or down, so it was possible to shoot without moving the body even if it is in a high position or low position.


When I start the camera, the display looks something like this.


The operation feeling of the camera can be confirmed from the following movie.

Operating "LYTRO ILLUM" to shoot - YouTube


Basically, touch panel operation is the center, and the menu bar on the right side of the display features functions such as playback mode, exposure mode, white balance, continuous shooting, and self-timer.


When you scroll through the menu bar, the grid, exposure histogram, exposure bracket, settings etc. will appear.


Four types of exposure mode: program mode, ISO sensitivity priority mode, shutter priority mode, manual mode.


White balance can not be preset, but there are seven modes including auto. There is an information bar on the bottom side of the screen from the left, ISO sensitivity, exposure mode, shutter speed, white balance, focal length, shutter mode, number of shots, Wi-Fi (iOS connection), battery remaining display from the left. The place surrounded by the square of the white line is adjustable with the front dial and the rear dial.


It is also possible to adjust with the touch panel.


So I will actually shoot.


LYTRO ILLUM can focus on any position even if the subject is out of focus, even if it is within a fixed range. Touch the touch panel to decide the object to become the center.


When you press the Lytro button, a depth histogram appears on the right side of the screen and a depth overlay appears on the whole screen. The histogram tells us whether or not the subject is in the refocusable range, with the blue color as the short distance refocus range and the orange color as the long distance refocus range waveform, the larger both the refocusing The effect is great. In addition, the overlay function makes it possible to know which subject is actually included in the close range / long distance refocus range.


If the waveform goes out of the area of ​​blue or orange, it becomes a subject that can not be refocused behind or in front.


Once you take a picture, connect it to the PC and import the image.


To edit images shot with LYTRO ILLUM, you need the special software "LYTRO DESKTOP", so download first on the following page. Since this time editing on Windows, click "DOWNLOAD WINDOWS".

Lytro
https://www.lytro.com/downloads/


You can check the depth of field using LYTRO DESKTOP freely from the following movie.

I tried controlling the depth of field of the picture taken with "LYTRO ILLUM" - YouTube


Launch the downloaded executable file.


Tap "Next".


Tap "I agree".


Software installation is done and the following file appears on the desktop, so click on it to start it.


"Can you help us improve Lytro Desktop?" If you have no problem, press "Yes".


A shape like a home run barLytroWhoever was using "Would you like to load the Lytro library into the new Lytro Desktop?" Click "Load" as you are asked.


It captures what was taken before. In this way, you can see that the image quality has evolved to a degree that is not comparable.


As the firmware update window appears when all the conditions are met, it is recommended to click "Update Firmware" and keep it up to date.


When everything is over, the images shot with such feeling are displayed, so in order to edit them, you need to load the images with software. If you click "Load All" at the top right of the screen, you can load all the photos you have taken, but it took about one and a half hours to load the 55 images you took, so delete the garbage photo in advance It seems better to read from then.


The loaded image can be adjusted with this kind of screen. In the following images there is a focus around the oranges surrounded by a red frame ......


When I click on the bicycle behind, I got the focus on the back side.


It is also possible to focus on the oranges further forward.


There are editing menus on the left side of the screen, you can change the aperture and focus on the whole photo.


Change the white balance ......


Tone adjustment is also easy.


Also, select the short-distance refocus range and the long-distance refocus range in the "depth" portion, and use the technique of "clearly displaying the tangerine in an F16 and clearly setting the bicycle in the back to F1 and blurring" It is also possible.


The completed photo looks like this.


Also, although you can not shoot movies, you can also play back the recorded images in the form of a movie.


LYTRO ILLUM can freely adjust the focus with its own format, but it is OK even if you output edited in JPG format etc. Select "Export" from "File" and click "Image".


In addition to the JPG format, it was also possible to output in JPS format and TTF format.


The feeling when using the former Lytro was "a little strange toy camera", but LYTRO ILLUM is good with image quality and good operation feeling and good editing ability, it has evolved considerably from there, Various photographs can be created. Especially when using dedicated software, there is a shock that I can not help thinking "What's going on?", Not to mention cameras, of course, even if there is no camera knowledge you can freely make the picture you want It was easy to use for the camera beginner in terms of point. In addition, at present Japan LYTRO STORE the main body is sold at 198,000 yen including tax, and if you include all lens caps and batteries, it will be 230,000 yen without tax.

LYTRO ILLUM Products - LYTRO STORE JAPAN
http://www.store-lytro-japan.com/product-list/2