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    L Y TRO User Manual 1 User Manual[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 2 Introducing the L ytr o Light Field Camera 3 Benefits of the Light Field 4 What’s in the Box? 5 L ytro Camera Featur es 5 Getting to Kno w your L ytr o Camera 6 T aking “Living Pictures” in Ev er yday Mode 8 T aking “Living Pictures” in Cr eative Mode 9 Using Manual Controls 11 Learn Mor e 13 Software Overview 14 L [...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 3 Intr oducing t he L ytr o Light F ield Camer a A new w ay t o t ak e and exper ience pictur es has arriv ed. The L ytr o Light Field Camer a is the only camer a that allows y ou to inst antly cap tur e inter activ e, “living pictur es” to shar e with y our friends and family online. What is the light field? The light fie[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 4 Benefits of t he Light F ield The L ytr o camer a offers a rang e of unique q ualities that mak e it different fr om an y other camer a on the mark et. The advant ages of the camer a begin wit h the design. A look at what makes the L ytro camera unique: Form follows function The L ytro camera’s 8X optical z oom, f/2 lens [...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 5 What ’s in t he Bo x? L ytr o Camer a Featur es A B C D E A . Lens Cap B. L ytro Camera C. USB Cable (for charging camera & transferring pictures) D. Wrist Strap E. Cleaner Cloth The Camera The Interface Screens may be simulated.[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 6 Ge tting t o Know y our L ytr o Camer a T ake a picture Press the shutt er button to instantl y tak e a picture. Zoom Frame y our picture on the touchscr een and then slide your finger t o the right to zoom in and com pose your pictur e. The inertial sliding makes for a smooth z oom in or out, as you fr ame your shot. Re view[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 7 Change the exposure The default L ytro camera se tting is Everyday Mode. When in this mode, simply tap on the scr een befor e you tak e a picture t o change e xposure. Y ou’ll see the picture get noticeably lighter or dark er depending on the lighting in your scene. Auto Exposure Lock Shoot with a fixed aut o exposur e by t[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 8 T aking “Living Pictur es” in Ev er yda y Mode The L ytro camera opens up new cr eative possibilities when y ou compose pictur es in a multi-dimensional, rather than tw o-dimensional, way . These interactiv e pictures are fun f or you and ar e fun for sharing online wit h friends and family . T o take com pelling and inter[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 9 T aking “Living Pictur es” in Cr eativ e Mode Go Into Cr eative Mode The L ytro camera offers an advanced mode, called Cr eative Mode, whic h gives photogr aphers more contr ol ov er the ref ocus range in t he scene. Everyday Mode and Creative Mode In Everyday Mode, the refocus r ange, or the distance between objects in t[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 10 Creativ e Mode is great f or pictures lik e: TIPS: Just like in Ev eryday Mode, you can tell you have a “living pictur e” with dramatic r efocus when there is a small amount of blur on y our foreg round subject. When in Cr eative Mode, look for this blur . Stepping backward or forward or using the z oom slider after you t[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 11 Using Manual Contr ols The L ytro camera now giv es you mor e control o ver the captur ed scene with the addition of Manual Controls. Set shutt er speed and ISO thr ough simple access of the camera’s touchscr een. Use Manual Controls t o capture pictur es lik e light painting shots with dramatic r efocus and living pictur e[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 12 Neutral Density (ND) Filter T oggle When you ar e manually setting both the Shutt er Speed & ISO Sensitivity , you will be able to t oggle the Neutr al Density (ND) filter on and off. The purpose of an ND filter is t o reduce the int ensity of light reaching the sensor . As such, it is commonly used in situations of br[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 13 Lear n Mor e W ant to learn mor e about the best w ays t o captur e “living pictur es”? Visit the L ytro Learn page at www .lytro.com/learn For support and/or FAQ’s, please visit http://support.lytro.com  T aking Living Pictures[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 14 Sof tw ar e Ov er vie w The L ytr o camer a captures fundament ally differ ent data than an y other camer a on the mark et. L ytr o has dev eloped its own softwar e application for offloading y our light field pictur es and allowing you t o upload these pictur es online. W e call this L ytr o Deskt op. The L ytro Desktop ap[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 15 L ytr o Des kt op Application L ytr o Deskt op 1. Install the L ytro application. The L ytro Desktop application is requir ed to inter act with the light field data f ormat (.lfp). The L ytro Desktop software comes on the L ytro camera. The install windo w will pop up the first time you plug in your camer a into y our compu[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 16 Import and view your “living pictur es.” Sharing is easy for eac h light field picture y ou choose t o show off, since your fr iends and family members do not r equire an y special software t o interact wit h your “living pictures. ” Please note that L ytro camer a owners will need to download and inst all the L ytr[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 17 3. Explore your pictures. Start interacting with the pictur es on your deskt op by clic king on any part of the picture to change the points of f ocus. 4. It’s in the details. Clicking the inf o icon on the bottom right of eac h picture will r ev eal additional infor mation including shutter speed, ISO , date tak en and abi[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 18 5. T ell a s tory . “Living pictures” allow y ou to t ak e your vie wers to the scene as y ou exper ienced it. The start- ing point of focus for o ther viewers will be wher e the “living pictures” ar e focused when y ou share them. Put some thought int o the focal point bef ore y ou share f or maximum enjoyment. 6. Or[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 19 Menus and Shor tcuts Editing Select All Command- A Clear Selection Shift-Command- A Delete Pictur e Delete Special Characters Command-Option-T Events Expand All Events Command-E Collapse All Events Alt-Command-E Pictures View R etur n Star/Unstar Space Share Command-R etur n Ro tate Cloc kwise Command-Option-R Ro tate Count e[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 20 Y our P age on L ytr o.com L ytr o W eb Like y our pictures? Share them with your friends. 1. The first step t o sharing is creating a lytr o.com account. Y our lytro.com account will store all of the pictures y ou upload. Launch the deskt op application and click on the dr opdown “Sign In” button in the upper right cor [...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 21 4. Pictur es will upload. Click on “View Y our Pictures” which will tak e you to your pictur es at lytro.com. Y ou can also view ones that were shar ed to Facebook. Privacy matters. During the sharing pr ocess, you will hav e the opportunity to choose privacy settings f or your pictur es. Y ou can always chang e the setti[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 22 Wher e Can I Shar e? On L ytr o.com, below eac h light field pictur e is a “shar e” button t hat giv es y ou a r ange of social options for shar ing. Y our friends and family will be able t o play with your pictur es where ver the y are shar ed, helping them enjoy and e xperience the moment just lik e you did. FA CEBOOK [...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 23 Char ging the L ytr o Camer a When fully c har ged, t he L ytr o camer a will be able to tak e appr oximatel y 400+ pictur es. Y ou can always c heck the battery level wit hin the Se ttings doc k on the L CD scr een. T o char ge the battery : 1. Connect the camera t o a computer via the included 500 mA USB cable. When chargin[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 24 A P eek Int o the Futur e of Light F ield The pictur e re v olution has just begun. Her e are a f ew things we ha ve go t planned t o continue this r ev olution. Curr ent camer a owners will not need t o buy a new camer a to en joy these f eatur es. All in focus What’s better than not having t o focus the camer a befor e yo[...]

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    L Y TRO User Manual 25 W ar r ant y Inf ormation The limited war ranties pr ovided by L ytro, Inc. (“L ytr o,” “we, ” or “us”) apply only to ne w L ytro-branded cameras and r elated accessory products (“ Accessories” and collectively with L ytro cameras, “L ytro Products”) that y ou pur chased in the United St ates directl y fro[...]