The first light-field camera array I saw at Stanford had a bunch of applications, like to do special effects like you see in 'The Matrix,' where you spin the camera around in frozen motion. It took up an entire room. Ren Ng applicationarraybunch share on social
I was reluctant to start the company that would become Lytro, primarily due to my academic background. Ren Ng academicbackgroundcompany Change image and share on social
I've always been very interested in the question of how computation can fundamentally advance the things that we can see. This led me to have a fascination with medical imaging, especially things like MRI and scanning, and eventually computer graphics. Ren Ng advancecomputationcomputer share on social
Unlike regular digital or film cameras, which can only record a scene in two dimensions, light field cameras capture all of the light rays traveling in every direction through a scene. This means that some aspects of a picture can be manipulated after the fact. Ren Ng aspectcameracapture share on social
Like many people out there, I'm inspired by the level of attention to detail, design and execution of Apple products. Ren Ng appleattentiondesign Change image and share on social
The megapixel war in conventional cameras has been a total myth. It's taking us all in the wrong direction. Once a picture goes online, you're throwing away 95 to 98 percent of those pixels. Ren Ng cameraconventionaldirection Change image and share on social
Photography has always been a passion of mine, but I began to study light field photography when I was in the Ph.D. program at Stanford University. Ren Ng beginfieldlight Change image and share on social
When a regular camera focuses physically, what the regular camera is doing is adjusting the lens relative to the sensor to bring different parts of the scene into focus. Ren Ng adjustbringcamera Change image and share on social
Light-field photography is a transformational technology that needs a transformational product to introduce it. For the first time, we have a light-field camera that's going to be for everyone - not something in a huge room in a research facility. Ren Ng camerafacilityfield share on social
