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Lytro created buzz when it introduced a revolutionary camera that lets you refocus an image after it has been shot. It uses light-field technology, which is based on an array of micro lenses that take in light from all angles. The amount of information it...
Great design, Nice touchscreen, Built-in 8x zoom, Refocusing effect...
Price can't justify image quality, Steep learning curve, Niche gadget, Can't shoot video...
The DT Accessory PackUp your game and the get the most out of your gear with the following extras, hand-picked by our editors:Veltrox JY680L Flash ($250)This version of Veltrox's flash is made for the Illum, but the Illum supports all other third-party fl...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Like Lytro's original Light Field Camera, the Illum is able to produce 'living images' which allow the user to shift the point of focus after the shot has been taken. It sounds incredible, but out of focus parts of the image really do become sharp before...
Huge fun to use, Produces unique 'living images', Intuitive controls...
Expensive, Rather awkward handling, Small image size...
box It's great fun producing images that can be refocused, but there's a high cost for this entertainment and the images can only be viewed at fairly small size, but it's just possible that this is a taste of the future of photography...
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Like Lytro's original Light Field Camera, the Illum is able to produce 'living images' which allow the user to shift the point of focus after the shot has been taken. It sounds incredible, but out of focus parts of the image really do become sharp before...
Huge fun to use, Produces unique 'living images', Intuitive controls...
Expensive, Rather awkward handling, Small image size...
box It's great fun producing images that can be refocused, but there's a high cost for this entertainment and the images can only be viewed at fairly small size, but it's just possible that this is a taste of the future of photography...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Think of a bridge camera. A bridge camera capable of taking macros from literally 0 cm away with a 30-250 mm constant f/2 lens, a 1" image sensor, a 4" tilting touchscreen with 400 x 480 pixels and a decidedly modern design. Oh, and it's a light-field cam...
It's a lightfield camera, Awesome design & build, 30250mm lens with constant f/2, Battery life, Tilted touchscreen...
Takes way too long to import photos, Lytro Desktop software requires crazy processing power, Handling could be improved, No wireless control, No video, Lacks sharpness, Lacks dynamic range, Magenta overtones, You have to use Lytro's website to post any pi...
The Lytro Illum isn't a camera, it's a concept. It upsets your entire perception of photography, your relation to the frame and to depth of field, opening up endless possibilities. It's a (nearly) new technology just waiting to be explored that will chall...
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What is the Lytro Illum? The Lytro Illum is a 'light field camera' that lets you pick the point of focus in your photos after you've taken them. We first saw this Lytro tech back in 2011 when the company announced its first camera, which was in the unconv...
Capable of amazing effects, Much higher resolution than first Lytro, Offers good control...
Slow software processing, Very expensive, Resulting images remain low-res...
The Lytro Illum is a much better demo of light field tech than Lytro's original camera, but the high price and image quality problems still see it consigned to a niche. Next, read more Camera Reviews...
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Unfortunately, the first Lytro camera looked more like a toy than a tool, and at £400 was pretty expensive for a product that promised to solve the ‘problem’ of focusing for consumers – especially as even the cheapest digital compact cameras have pretty s...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Meet the Lytro Illum, the second camera from the image refocusing tech company, that's bigger, bolder and looks much meaner than its tiny sibling. With a stunning design, constant f/2 aperture lens and long zoom range - along with its refocusing tech - is...
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A camera that you focus after you've taken the shot? Photos that move around in an eerie semi-3D fashion on your computer screen?We're not talking time travel or ghosts in the machine here – we're talking a real product that you can buy right now. Provide...
Living pictures are pretty amazing, Forces you to approach photography in a new way, Desktop app allows extensive editing...
Slow startup time, Not great in low light...
The Illum: not quite there yet, but an enticing look at the future But that's not to say it's a bad product. Like the first iPad, it's a product that's generally well made and works as it's supposed to – it's just that people are still figuring out just...
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practicalphotography.com Updated:
2022-10-17 18:56:23
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In today's world we're accustomed to safety nets. Image stabilisation helps tame camera shake and RAWs allows you to correct exposure errors. Lytro's latest Illum offers a different fail-safe altogether, as the Light Field camera allows you to change focu...
Photo answers review Photo answers rating In today's world we're accustomed to safety nets. Image stabilisation helps tame camera shake and RAWs allows you to correct exposure errors. Lytro's latest Illum offers a different fail-safe altogether, as th...
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The Lytro was more like a science project than a consumer camera, but was utterly fascinating for geeks like moi. This is Lytro's first more-camera-like camera, the Illum, which nevertheless still looks as if it's been captured from a crashed UFO and is a...
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A camera that you focus after you've taken the shot? Photos that move around in an eerie semi-3D fashion on your computer screen?We're not talking time travel or ghosts in the machine here – we're talking a real product that you can buy right now. Provide...
Living pictures are pretty amazing, Forces you to approach photography in a new way, Desktop app allows extensive editing...
Slow startup time, Not great in low light...
But that's not to say it's a bad product. Like the first iPad, it's a product that's generally well made and works as it's supposed to – it's just that people are still figuring out just what its purpose actually is.The Illum is the first real consumer li...
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You have to give Lytro some credit for going back to the drawing board and starting fresh with its second-generation camera, the Illum ($1,599). Its first attempt, the eponymous Lytro$215.55 at Amazon, didn't look, feel, or handle like a camera, and it su...
Stunning industrial design. Long zoom range. Sharp, tilting touch-screen display. Constant f/2 aperture lens.
Disappointing image quality. Physically large. Expensive. Refocus capability has limited uses. Limited wide-angle coverage. Lacks video support. No on-board flash. Software slow to import images...
The Lytro Illum lures buyers with the promise of refocusable images, but its image quality is disappointing and its price sky high...
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The Lytro Illum is is a new light field camera for professional users that creates “living pictures”. The Lytro Illum features a 40-megaray light field sensor, 8x optical zoom lens (30mm-250mm equivalent) with a constant aperture of f/2, 1/4000 of a secon...
While the more cautious and cynical might harbour a suspicion that this thus-far-unique device could turn out to be an expensive toy for someone – the photographer who has everything perhaps - its territory feels so uncharted that in truth we ran the ful...
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The Lytro Illum is the first serious take on the “focus later” design initially introduced with Lytro's basic Light Field Camera .While the camera somewhat resembles today's traditional, APS-C format mirrorless cameras, it is anything but traditional. The...
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whatdigitalcamera.com Updated:
2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Lytro Illum review, first impressions The Lytro Illum is quite unlike anything we've seen before. It's a chunky, futuristic looking device with a large cylindrical lens barrel, and an angled, wedge-shaped body. It doesn't just look it's come out of a scie...
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The Illum is Lytro's second product, but its first real camera. This is what Lytro executives say they've been building for seven years. The last one was made to prove light-field photography is real science. This one is a statement that the next phase in...
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