Fool. The file is still unique, because the plenoptic system uses a normal digital camera, with a normal sensor. The filesize is exactly the same as if the photograph were taken without the microlenses. It doesn't change the quantity of information captured, it modifies the organization and use of the captured information i.e. for each array of pixel sensors behind one microlens, we choose to store information about the direction of the incoming light rays instead of a finer resolution without regard for direction of the light rays.
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Fool. The file is still unique, because the plenoptic system uses a normal digital camera, with a normal sensor. The filesize is exactly the same as if the photograph were taken without the microlenses. It doesn't change the quantity of information captured, it modifies the organization and use of the captured information i.e. for each array of pixel sensors behind one microlens, we choose to store information about the direction of the incoming light rays instead of a finer resolution without regard for direction of the light rays.