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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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It eliminates barrel distortion, a common phenomenon which plagues other digital cameras, causing the center of an image to appear wider in the middle.
 
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