Introducing The Lytro Illum; Benefits Of The Light Field; Learning To Use Lytro Illum - Lytro Illum User Manual

Introducing the Lytro ILLUM

Lytro ILLUM is a light field camera and software platform designed to redefine the way we portray the
world around us. Harnessing the full power of the light field, the Lytro ILLUM gives photographers a
unique way of capturing visual experiences — not as a static cross-section of reality but an interactive win-
dow into their world through Light Field Photography.

Benefits of the Light Field

Unlike a conventional digital camera, the Lytro ILLUM captures the light field, which includes the direction
of light. Most recently, light field cameras lived only in academic labs – via a roomful of cameras tethered
to a super computer. Lytro's scientists and engineers have optimized this technology so that the power of
the light field can fit right in your hands.
Capturing this fundamentally new data gives consumers unprecedented capabilities, including the ability
to focus, change the perspective, change the aperture, and view in 3D - all after a picture is taken. Photog-
raphers using the Lytro ILLUM have new creative opportunities to tell stories and capture moments, deliv-
ering Living Pictures to friends, family, and clients.

Learning to use Lytro ILLUM

This User Manual is a technical reference for using the Lytro ILLUM. It explains how to operate the camera,
and the behavior of each of the modes, settings, and buttons.
For many photographers, getting the most out of a light field camera may require additional education
and thought on how to best compose and capture images with depth.
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