Plenoptics - Fascinating!

[threegee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-15383516

http://youtu.be/-EI75wPL0nU

Even the best present-day cameras sure have a long way to go!

[Brett]

http://www.lytro.com...ng-pictures/282

I was having a play with this a few months back, basically click to select the focal point.

I also found another neat little project which could do with more work but I'm sure google maps would have been more economical mapping the world with a ball.

Yes, it isn't the first ball camera we've seen, nor is it the first camera to hawk 360-degree panoramas. But, the Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera marries these two concepts together, and packs them into a sturdy-looking sphere made mostly of foam. This shields the 36 fixed-focus phone camera modules, each capable of taking two megapixel snapshots.

Source -

Engadget

Edited October 23, 2011 by Brettly

[Malcolm Robinson]

Cool, that nearly Bladerunner tech.

Images a bit Lowrie-esque.........

[Malcolm Robinson]

Some cool stuff here..............

http://www.utah3d.net/

[Brett]

Nice, shared that elsewhere.

Makes me want a holiday!!