Live has commenced the product demonstration phase with an integrated
LiveLens prototype for the 1/3 inch single chip video format.
Ongoing field testing has yielded video sequences demonstrating a
greatly increased dynamic range from the lens.
These three images were taken with the LiveLens prototype in camera. They demonstrate the LiveLens's dramatic increase in dynamic range and captured detail. The filter increased the dynamic range of the camera by 4 magnitudes of brightness (4 fstops) doubling the camera's dynamic range, enabling both brightness regions to be exposed correctly.
- Camera exposure set for the highlight regions of the scene. (filter OFF)
- Camera exposure set for the shadow regions of the scene. (filter OFF)
- Camera exposure set for the shadow regions of the scene, filter ON.
The LiveLens solves the most persistent and fundamental problem of photography - detail loss through over or under exposure. The LiveLens instantly reacts to the luminance of the subject, partially blocking light in the brighter areas. This vastly expands the recording capacity of all types of digital and film cameras, enabling them to capture all detail.