> c|net carries a cool story on computational photography - > enhancing and enriching captured light field data to > increase the amount of information that is relevant to > the consumer - read the whole article for many different > approaches - > > http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9882019-39.html?tag=nefd.lede > > "In the last decade, photography has been transformed by one > revolution, the near-total replacement of analog film cameras > by digital image sensors. Now researchers and companies are > starting to stretch their wings by taking advantage of what a > computer can do with sensor data either within the camera or > on a full-fledged PC. > > "Some elements of this new era, which researchers often call > computational photography, are refinements of existing > technology. For example, some cameras can wait to take the > photo only when subjects are smiling and not blinking, in > effect placing the shutter release button in the hands of the > subjects rather than the photographer. > > "But more dramatic changes could shift the definition of a > camera more dramatically. One major area of research, for > example, uses computational processing to create a 3D > representation of a scene rather than just the two dimensions > of traditional photography. "
(Thanks to Peter Brantley)
