The plenoptic function and the elements of early vision

Edward H. Adelson, James R. Bergen (1991)

Key points

Like a color holographic movie: chunk of spacetime you can step into and look around
- Concert with cellphones: samples of the PF in all 7 dimensions!
- All information is potentially available (God vision)
P(theta, phi) means: all variables but theta, phi are constant
- Think of Google Streetview
Human: 5/7 dimensions of the PF (only lacking Vy and Vz)