lightfield camera

noun

A plenoptic camera: one that uses a microlens array to capture four-dimensional information about the light rays in a scene, allowing for later refocusing etc.

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Meanings

nounlightfield camera (plural lightfield cameras)

plural lightfield cameras

  1. A plenoptic camera: one that uses a microlens array to capture four-dimensional information about the light rays in a scene, allowing for later refocusing etc.
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