The Picture Show 12:01 am Thu March 1, 2012  Shoot Now, Focus
Later: A Little Camera To Change The Game  Credit Claire O'Neill
/ NPR The Lytro we received to demo is about four inches long.
Originally published on Thu March 1, 2012 12:18 pm  Just when
you thought you had the latest in camera technology, along comes
something new and shiny and ... rectangular.  It's called the
Lytro, and it uses something called "light field technology." In
short: You shoot now and focus later.  NPR's resident photo
expert, Keith Jenkins, explains: In a nutshell, he says, this
camera captures not only the color and the intensity of light —
which is what normal cameras do — but also the direction of that
light — from every possible angle.  Still confused? We are, too.
The best analogy came from Lytro CEO Ren Ng, who made a musical
analogy. Let's say you like a band, and they're great live. But
say you want to record them. You generally don't just stick a
mic in the middle of the room and hope for the best. You record
each ban