ɪn ɹᵻpɹədˈʌkʃən mˈoʊd, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐn ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ɔːɹ sˈoːɹs ɚɹˈeɪ ɪz kˈʌpəld tə ðə mˈaɪkɹoʊlˌɛnz ɚɹˈeɪ, ˈiːtʃ mˈaɪkɹoʊlˌɛnz ɐlˈaʊz ˈiːtʃ əbzˈɜːvɪŋ ˈaɪ tə sˈiː ˈoʊnli ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ʌvðɪ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd mˈaɪkɹoʊˈɪmɪdʒ kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ðə pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ðæt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn vˈɪzᵻbəl θɹuː ðæt spˈeɪs fɹʌm ðæt ˈaɪz loʊkˈeɪʃən.
In reproduction mode, in which an object or source array is coupled to the microlens array, each microlens allows each observing eye to see only the area of the associated micro-image containing the portion of the subject that would have been visible through that space from that eye's location.