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'''Pincushion distortion''' is the opposite of [[barrel distortion]].
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{{Glossary|A [[lens distortion]] which causes straight lines outside the image center to be bent inwards (like a pincushion).|1}} '''Pincushion distortion''' is the opposite of [[barrel distortion]].
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It is a common [[Lens distortion]] that can be corrected by the [[lens correction model]] of panotools.
  
 
[[Image:Pincushion-distortion.jpg|frame|none|A photograph showing exaggerated pincushion distortion]]
 
[[Image:Pincushion-distortion.jpg|frame|none|A photograph showing exaggerated pincushion distortion]]
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 18 November 2007

A lens distortion which causes straight lines outside the image center to be bent inwards (like a pincushion). Pincushion distortion is the opposite of barrel distortion.

It is a common Lens distortion that can be corrected by the lens correction model of panotools.

A photograph showing exaggerated pincushion distortion