I researched more about light field and read that there are light field cameras called plenoptic cameras. Apparently, most conventional cameras only record light intensity, whereas plenoptic cameras also capture the light field. This allows for cleaner images with 3D depth.
I was reading through some articles and found out that Professor Ng actually founded Lytro, a company that develops light-field cameras. Here's a link to a research paper for those interested! http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/lfcamera/
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I didn't really get what a light field meant, so I searched it up online and found a higher level explanation that helped me understand this. A light field is a vector function that describes the amount of light flowing in every direction through every point in space.
I researched more about light field and read that there are light field cameras called plenoptic cameras. Apparently, most conventional cameras only record light intensity, whereas plenoptic cameras also capture the light field. This allows for cleaner images with 3D depth.
I was reading through some articles and found out that Professor Ng actually founded Lytro, a company that develops light-field cameras. Here's a link to a research paper for those interested! http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/lfcamera/
I didn't really get what a light field meant, so I searched it up online and found a higher level explanation that helped me understand this. A light field is a vector function that describes the amount of light flowing in every direction through every point in space.