Apple researching cameras that can capture direction of light for better AR, VR

Future iPhone cameras that capture the direction light is traveling may provide greater 3D detail that will improve Apple AR walk-through experiences.An iPhone, or other device, could capture data to make 3D AR experiencesCurrent iPhone cameras capture the intensity of light in a scene, but future ones may do more. Using light field photography, the camera system could capture the direction light is traveling, plus record the positions of different objects in view. Read more...