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barrel distortion

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barrel distortion
A screen distortion in which the sides bow out. Contrast with pincushioning.
barrel distortion [′bar·əl dis′tȯr·shən]
(optics)
A defect in an optical system whereby lateral magnification decreases with object size; the image of a square then appears barrel-shaped.


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Distortion control corrects for barrel distortion ?
Barrel distortion is associated with wide angle lenses and typically occurs at the wide end of a zoom lens.
BARREL DISTORTION A distortion in a monitor due to non uniform scanning which causes the image to appear to bulge outward like a barrel.
 
 
 
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