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Pincushion Simulation

Pincushion distortion is a divergence from the rectilinear projection in geometric optics where image magnification increases with increasing distance from the optical axis. See also list of optical topics. ... In telecommunication, the term optical axis has the following meanings: 1. ...


The visible effect is that lines that do not go through the centre of the image are bowed inwards, towards the centre of the image.


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Barrel Simulation Barrel distortion is a divergence from the rectilinear projection in geometric optics where image magnification decreases with increasing distance from the optical axis. ...

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