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This Spotlight presents 3-D integral photography and its fundamentals, features, and practical applications. First, the basic concepts for EIA acquisition and the 3-D image reconstruction process are described. The main advantages and disadvantages of integral photography are explained, followed by computer-generation and digital-reconstruction methods. Finally, several examples, including 3-D displays, 3-D cameras, and 3-D biomedical microscopy, are reviewed.