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erect image

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erect image [i′rekt ′imĀ·ij]
(optics)
An image in which directions are the same as those in the object, in contrast to an inverted image.


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An easy solution for this fault is the placement of a relay or prism in the passage of light, so that an already inverted image reaches the eyepiece, which again inverts it to produce an erect image.
All binoculars show an erect image created through either Galilean Optics or optical prisms.
The erect image on the 14" screen of the MC-14 is distortion free edge-to-edge because of the use of high-quality telecentric optics.
 
 
 
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