Think this is going to revolutionize photography and cinema.
A camera that samples the 4D light field on its sensor in a single photographic exposure.
This doesn't just record light information on a plate but also the angle at which the light is hitting it.
http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/lfcamera/People are calling it "Shoot now, Focus later".
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387422,00.asp?kc=PCYH104039TX1B0000663I'm imagining you could make fully focused depth pictures like DSLR does for lighting. Plus in 50 years I could see this making the Blade Runner camera viable.