1. A camera array configured to simulate reduction in depth of field in images captured by the camera array, comprising: a plurality of cameras configured to capture images of a scene, where each camera comprises: optics comprising at least one lens element and at least one aperture; and a sensor comprising a two dimensional array of pixels and control circuitry for controlling imaging parameters; and at least one spectral filter located within the camera, where each spectral filter is configured to pass a specific spectral band of light; a controller configured to control operation parameters of the plurality of cameras; and an image processing pipeline module; wherein the image processing pipeline module comprises a parallax confirmation and measurement module configured to measure parallax using images captured by the plurality of cameras and generate a depth map using the measured parallax; wherein the image processing pipeline is configured to select at least one distance as an “in best focus” distance and blur an image produced by the camera array based upon estimated distance information.