Lytro tech

It's an neat thing, but I just don't see it replacing DSLRs any time soon. Maybe one day, but that's not clear.

It will take a pretty beefy sensor to provide a final image with a decent megapixel count.
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It is esentially a camera with many microlenses sharing the same sensor. So 2 microlenses and two points of focus would produce a final shot of 5mp on a 10mp sensor, while adobe's test camera allowed for 19 microlenses and produced a 5.2mp image with a 100mp sensor.

Of course, we have no idea how it would handle low light or other characteristics photographers take advantage of. Maybe one day we will have DSLR's with similar technology, but I bet they will be pricey as hell since they will need massive megapixel counts to suit pro and amateur photographers.
 
Thanks for the info. My knowledge in photography and photo tech is limited. I'm just a point and shoot user. Lol. I had no idea stuff like this was out there and being worked on.
 
Don't get me wrong, I think the tech is very cool. :) For point and shoot camera's I think it will be superior to what's on the market. Even with a lower, overall, megapixel count. One of the benefits of really high megapixel counts is the ability to print larger prints (over 8x10). I think most point and shoot owners don't really worry about that quite as much.
 
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