Visit our Business Solutions website >>

Lytro Illum

Lytro Illum
Lytro IllumLytro IllumLytro IllumLytro IllumLytro IllumLytro Illum
alaScore 88

121 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 121 reviews of Lytro Illum. The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Comments about the image quality and design are on the whole positive. The performance and portability also get good feedback. The image stabilizer and sensor get negative comments. Opinions about the memory and storage are mixed.

usability, portability, performance, design, image quality

size, viewfinder, low-light, sensor, stabilizer

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Lytro Illum is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 121 reviews)

Expert Reviews  

User Reviews  

Review Ratings

  (25% of reviews)
Show all 5 star reviews   (26% of reviews)
Show all 4 star reviews   (25% of reviews)
Show all 3 star reviews   (16% of reviews)
Show all 2 star reviews   (9% of reviews)
Show all 1 star reviews

Features

usability
  Show positive (69%)Show negative (31%)(Show all)
portability
  Show positive (75%)Show negative (25%)(Show all)
performance
  Show positive (71%)Show negative (29%)(Show all)
design
  Show positive (85%)Show negative (15%)(Show all)
image quality
  Show positive (58%)Show negative (42%)(Show all)
price
  Show positive (56%)Show negative (44%)(Show all)
reliability
  Show positive (54%)Show negative (46%)(Show all)
size
  Show positive (39%)Show negative (61%)(Show all)
durability
  Show positive (88%)Show negative (13%)(Show all)
focus
  Show positive (69%)Show negative (31%)(Show all)
screen
  Show positive (62%)Show negative (38%)(Show all)
viewfinder
  Show positive (25%)Show negative (75%)(Show all)
lens
  Show positive (100%)None yet(Show all)
shutter
  Show positive (71%)Show negative (29%)(Show all)
low-light
  Show positive (17%)Show negative (83%)(Show all)
flash
  Show positive (100%)None yet(Show all)
sensor
  Show positive (25%)Show negative (75%)(Show all)
color
  Show positive (50%)Show negative (50%)(Show all)
zoom
  Show positive (100%)None yet(Show all)
storage
  Show positive (50%)Show negative (50%)(Show all)
battery
  Show positive (100%)None yet(Show all)
memory
  Show positive (50%)Show negative (50%)(Show all)
stabilizer
  None yetShow negative (100%)(Show all)
glare
  Show positive (100%)None yet(Show all)
exposure
  None yetShow negative (100%)(Show all)
Show more features

Showing 87 review(s)

Expert Reviews User Reviews

Disclaimer:

Below is a list of reviews for this or similar products. If you think this grouping is wrong please click here to flag.
Read more on our FAQ’s page.
Showing 1 - 77 of 87 Show Reviews: in English | in other languages (34)

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Lytro Illum

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 67 user reviews of Lytro Illum from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. Comments about the image quality and usability are overall positive. The performance and design are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the exposure and image stabilizer. Comments about the sensor and viewfinder are different.

portability, design, performance, usability, image quality

reliability, size, low-light, stabilizer , exposure

79% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : TrustedReviews (trustedreviews.com)

Lytro Illum

 

Focus your shots, after taking them

Capable of amazing effects ; Much higher resolution than first Lytro ; Offers good control

Slow software processing ; Very expensive ; Resulting images remain low-res

The third, but perhaps least interesting, results you can produce are stereoscopic 3D JPS files.

Dec, 2014
Read the full review

Expert review by : Angela Nicholson (techradar.com)

Lytro Illum review

 

Why focus before taking the shot when you can do it afterwards?

Huge fun to use ; Produces unique 'living images' ; Intuitive controls

Expensive ; Rather awkward handling ; Small image size

It's great fun producing images that can be refocused, but there's a high cost and the images can only be viewed at fairly small size, but it's just possible that this is a taste of the future of photography.

Jan, 2015
Read the full review

Expert review by (stuff.tv)

Lytro Illum review

 

Meet the insane sci-fi camera that never takes an out-of-focus shot

Living pictures are pretty amazing ; Forces you to approach photography in a new way ; Desktop app allows extensive editing

Slow startup time ; Not great in low light

By no means an essential purchase, but proof that light field cameras can be viable consumer products

Apr, 2015
Read the full review

Expert review by (tipa.com)

Lytro Illum

 

The LYTRO ILLUM “light field” camera is a unique imaging platform that is driven by software that enables a selection of the depth of field of an image after exposure is made, ranging from what would be achieved by using f/1 to f/16 during exposure....

Read the full review

Expert review by : Jonathan Margolis (howtospendit.ft.com)

Lytro Illum

 

A creatively original camera with collectors' cachet

Nov, 2015
Read the full review

Expert review by : Joshua Waller (ephotozine.com)

Lytro Illum V2 Professional Light Field Camera Review

 

The Lytro Illum is a new professional Light Field Camera that lets you create "Living pictures" that can be re-focused after shooting. We have a look at the Lytro Illum with V2 of the camera software.

Aug, 2015
Read the full review

Expert review by (professionalphotographer.co.uk)

Lytro Annouces new Illum Camera and Software

 

Two years after its revolutionary predecessor, which enabled users to capture, "living images," Lytro have announced the new Illum light field camera

Apr, 2014
Read the full review

Expert review by (photographymonthly.com)

Lytro Annouces new Illum Camera and Software

 

Photography Monthly brings you the latest photography news and camera equipment reviews.

Apr, 2014
Read the full review

Expert review by (photoanswers.co.uk)

Lytro Illum

 

In today's world we're accustomed to safety nets. Image stabilisation helps tame camera shake and RAWs allows you to correct exposure errors. Lytro's latest Illum offers a different fail-safe altogether, as the Light Field camera allows you to change...

At 4Mp, the Illum has four times the resolution of its predecessor, and if the next model is four times greater than this, then we can see Light Field technology really taking off. But for now, you’re paying £1299 for a camera that’s beaten for picture...

Read the full review

Expert review by : David Elrich (digitaltrends.com)

Lytro Illum review

 

Sure, the Lytro Illum's ability to refocus an image is still cool, but it's not enough to justify the high price and so-so image quality.

We had high hopes for the Illum, since the light-field technology really wowed us at the beginning. Granted, the technology is still nascent and one to watch, and Lytro has promised more products are on the way. (We could also see the technology in...

Feb, 2015
Read the full review
1
2

Price comparison for Lytro Illum

Top 5 Digital Cameras

#1 Fujifilm X100VI Fujifilm X100VI
#2 Nikon Z8 Nikon Z8
#3 GoPro Hero12 Black GoPro Hero12 Black
#4 Panasonic Lumix S5 II Panasonic Lumix S5 II
#5 Sony a6700 Sony a6700
Compare

Similar Digital Cameras

  • Same
    brand
  • Similar
    features