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摄影革命:聚焦Lytro光场相机

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从今天起,我们都能成为摄影高手。至少这是售价399美元的Lytro光场相机的承诺——这项神奇的技术有望让我们梦想成真。

 

相机大不同

    位于山景城的新创企业Lytro近日发布了一系列以自己名字命名的照相机。 Lytro相机早在今年初就已经面世,并在此前6月份的《财富》科技头脑风暴大会(Fortune's Brainstorm Tech)上做了演示。Lytro誓言要凭借这种新型相机颠覆数字摄像技术。下面我们就来仔细研究研究Lytro革命性的新产品。

Not your ordinary point-and-shoot

    Mountain View-based startup Lytro, which launched earlier this year and demoed at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech last July, just unveiled a line of cameras by the same name. They promise to revolutionize digital photography. Here, take a closer look at Lytro's innovative new gadget.

捕捉更多色彩

    Lytro相机被称为“光场”(light field)相机。相比于传统相机,光场相机能在每张照片里捕捉到更多色彩、光强和光线。这种相机不仅能拍摄出更加栩栩如生的照片,更为重要的是,它允许用户在拍照后对照片焦距进行调整。

Capturing more color

    The Lytro is a so-called "light field" camera that captures more color, intensity and light per shot than traditional cameras. That makes for more vibrant photos, but most importantly, it allows users to change the focus within an image after it's been taken.


    

照片二次对焦

   上图就是Lytro相机所拍的照片。随着鼠标的点击,照片的焦点会自动改变,整个照片也会随之发生明显变化。

What do the photos look like?

    This example shows a Lytro-taken photo. With the click of a mouse, the photo's focal point can be automatically changed, dramatically altering the picture.


编辑随心所欲

    用户可以在Mac上使用专用软件编辑照片(明年晚些时候Lytro会发布PC版软件),还可以在Facebook上分享照片,允许好友放缩查看照片,对照片进行重新定焦。如果Lytro一举成功,它可能将彻底改变专业乃至业余摄像师的拍照方式。公司创始人吴仁(Ren Ng,音译)称:“人们可以先拍照后思考。从今天起,人们可以用全新的方式拍摄、编辑照片。”

Lytro on Mac, PC and Facebook

    Users can edit photos via proprietary software on a Mac (a PC version will come later next year) and can share them on Facebook, where friends can interact with them by zooming in and refocusing. If the Lytro takes off, it could change the way professional photographers and even casual photo users take pictures. "It lets people shoot first and think later," says company founder Ren Ng. "Now you can take a picture and compose it in a new way."


设计超凡脱俗

    Lytro光场相机看起来与普通傻瓜相机差别极大。它是一个狭长的矩形,4.4英寸长,1.6英寸见方。矩形一边是一组镜头,另一边则是一个LCD触摸屏。沿着外壳,分布着电源键、拍摄键、USB接口,以及一组极其灵敏的滑动装置,能够移动F2镜头以实现8倍变焦。重量仅为7.5盎司,非常轻盈,和Nook Touch电子书的重量差不多。

Not a conventional design

    The device looks nothing like a traditional point-and-shoot. Instead, its elongated, rectangular shape is 4.4 inches long and 1.6 inches square. The lens sits at one end while, and at the other, there is an LCD touch-screen display. Power and shutter buttons, a USB port, and a touch-sensitive strip to move the F2 lens through its 8X zoom range are arranged along the sides. And at 7.5 ounces, it's also pretty light, roughly the same weight as a Nook Touch.


售价究竟几何

    Lytro计划在明年初发布三款光场相机,起步价为399美元。其中两款颜色分别为“电子蓝”和“石墨黑”、内置8GB存储器,能容纳350张照片;另一款颜色为“火热红”,拥有16GB存储空间,容量高达750张照片,售价499美元。

How much will it cost?

    The Lytro will ship early next year in three models starting at $399. The electric blue and graphite models will include 8 gigabytes of integrated storage and hold up to 350 images; the $499 "red hot" version will offer 16 gigabytes and hold up to 750 images.


使用得心应手

    从外型看,这个圆筒型的家伙就和其它相机大为不同。外壳是超酷的铝合金和硅胶树脂,手感非常舒服;操作方式包括物理按键和触摸屏,使用起来十分简单。就照片本身而言,重新定焦很容易,至少在Lytro光场相机触摸屏上的表现是如此。

译者:项航

So what's it actually like to use?

    That cylinder-like shape certainly makes a statement and differentiates it from many other point and shooters already out there. The combination of cool aluminum and silicone is pleasant to hold, and navigating around the combination of physical buttons and touchscreen is pretty easy. As for the photos of themselves, refocusing, at least through the Lytro's touchscreen, was a breeze.

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