These are supposed to be like insect eyes, i.e. an imaging sensor
consisting of an array of imaging sensors, each with an own lens if I
understood properly:
http://www.pelicanimaging.com/pelican_barcelona.htm

See also this article (German only however):
http://www.golem.de/news/nokia-insek...r-smartphones-
1305-99037.html

Allowing to refocus, change DOF etc., similar to the Lytro approach. I
wonder if this technology suffers from the same limitations as Lytro,
i.e. limited resolution and if it is scalable to larger sensors.
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Alfred Molon
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