Pelican Imaging will be bringing out similar technology in cell phones this year or next. They're using a camera array rather than a single sensor + MLA.
Regarding interpolation from fewer viewpoints, you might check out these demos if you haven't seen them. Requires Flash. http://lightfield.stanford.edu/lfs.html I could certainly imagine a kind of 360 degree light field…
Pelican Imaging will be bringing out similar technology in cell phones this year or next. They're using a camera array rather than a single sensor + MLA.
Regarding interpolation from fewer viewpoints, you might check out these demos if you haven't seen them. Requires Flash. http://lightfield.stanford.edu/lfs.html I could certainly imagine a kind of 360 degree light field…