Lytro

The Finnish smartphone manufacturer Nokia has made a $20 million investment in Pelican Imaging - known for its consumer imaging technology that features a grid of lenses to allow for post-capture focusing. This has spurred rumors about the technology possibly being applied in upcoming Nokia...

Are you thrilled by the possibilities of the Lytro light field camera, but less so by its extremely low resolution, bulky chassis, and relatively expensive pricetag? If so, a new tech from Pelican Imaging -- recently previewed by the folks at Extreme Tech -- might prove more attractive. The Pelican...

Nokia is planning on making an investment in U.S. Pelican Imaging, a California startup developing Lytro-like camera technology for smartphones and other mobile devices…

For those who have not heard about the Lytro camera , it’s basically a camera that allows users to shoot their photos first, and choose which points to focus later on. It is pretty handy as it allows photographers to capture the moment without having to worry about having the correct focus....

Bloomberg is reporting that Nokia is planning to invest in a Californian startup which creates Lytro-style camera technology slim enough to squeeze into a mobile phone. Read more...

Nokia is to invest in a company that provides array camera technology, which allows you to focus after you've taken pictures.

Nokia is eyeing an investment in Pelican Imaging, a California startup working on array camera technology for smartphones, according to Bloomberg . Array cameras offer similar benefits to Lytro's light field technique, allowing photographers to adjust an image's focus after it has been captured,...

A $2 iPhone app called FocusTwist uses some software processing tricks to refocus a photo after it’s taken, similar to what the Lytro camera can do. But using it to best effect requires a tripod for your phone.

FocusTwist is a new iPhone app that uses the long established technique of focus stacking to create an effect similar to what the Lytro light field camera is able to do. This $2.99 app snaps off three images in quick succession, each focused on a different point on the scene, and combines all three...

Some of you may remember the Lytro camera, which allowed you to snap images and then select which part of a shot was in focus, well iPhone users are about to get the very same. The FocusTwist app lets you take a picture and then adjust focus after you...