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Lytro, the camera of the future, shows off 3D photos

We’ve already learnt how Lytro  is planning on changing the way we take pictures in the future, but now the company has confirmed that they plan to change the way we take 3D pictures as well using a single lens.

Turns out the camera that lets you set the focus point after you’ve taken the photo rather than at the time you press the shutter button is also good at 3D images too.

But rather than have to use two lens side by side, the company is suggesting that it will be able to create the same experience with a single lens, by simply manipulating the picture they’ve already taken for 3D viewing.

Lytro uses it’s light field camera technology to automatically capture pictures so they can be viewed in 3D as the video below shows.  

You can view this “living picture” 3D demo using coloured (anaglyph) glasses, a 3D display, or by doing fancy tricks with your eyes, but that last one might hurt a bit.

Lytro has yet to show off any hardware as yet however is promising a competitively priced consumer camera that will fit in your pocket for later this year.

How to Make Your Own 3D Stereoscope Images

How to Make Your Own 3D Stereoscope Images

3D anaglyph photos and videos have been around for more than a decade now. An anaglyph image is nothing but two images of the same subject superimposed over each other with a slightly different perspective using two contrasting colors. The photos are either shot once with two separate cameras or twice using a single camera. Using a single camera, the two images are shot from the same distance of the subject, but are shot with a slight distance of 3 to 4 inches from each other. Humans can see the world around in 3D because the left and right eyes are seeing two different images of the same subject, but at slightly different angles. These two images are processed by the brain to create a 3D image, by which one can see the depth in an image. Similarly, to create a 3D image, you would need two photos of the same subject from different angles in the same way that the human eyes would see it. An anaglyph image employs two different colors, usually red and cyan, and when viewed from two–colour glasses, a 3D stereoscopic image is formed. In this workshop, we will show you how to shoot stereo photographs and convert them into 3D anaglyph stereoscopic images using a simple free utility called Anaglyph Maker 3D. The method employed in shooting stereo images is a little trickier than that for shooting single photos. Usually, not everyone would have two digital cameras, let alone two of the same make and model. So in order to make do without two cameras, we will experiment with a single camera itself. The trick is very simple; you would need to shoot two images of the same subject from slightly different positions.For the first image, just shoot an image of the subject from a distance. Then slide the camera to the right or left by 3 to 4 inches and click the second image. You will have to make sure that the distance, focus, lighting and all other settings of the camera remain identical for both the photos required for the stereo image. Finally, download the photos to your computer and the images as ‘left’ and ‘right’ respectively. You now have stereo images finally ready to create a 3D photo. You can practice this method by shooting still life with a single camera mounted on a tripod. The tripod will help you shoot images from the same height, thus eliminating any differences between the two photos, and will also minimize the possibilities of image blur due to handshakes. Making your very own 3D anaglyph stereoscopic glasses is very easy. All you need to make a pair at home is a regular spectacle frame and two colour filters – red and cyan; one for each eye. You can either make your own frame using some thick card paper cut out to form a frame, or use any old regular spectacle frame and replace the existing lenses with the colour filters.

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