Lytro Illum - Introducing the Lytro ILLUM; Benefits of the Light Field; Learning to Use Lytro ILLUM

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Introducing the Lytro ILLUM
Lytro ILLUM is a light eld camera and software platform designed to redene the way we portray the
world around us. Harnessing the full power of the light eld, 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.
Benets of the Light Field
Unlike a conventional digital camera, the Lytro ILLUM captures the light eld, which includes the direction
of light. Most recently, light eld 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 eld can t 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 eld camera may require additional education
and thought on how to best compose and capture images with depth.