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radial lens distortion
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[photogrammetry]
In imagery, a deviation that arises from light rays appearing to bend more through the edges of a camera lens than they do through its optical center.
[digital image processing]
The distance that a pixel deviates from its ideal location in a radial direction, away from the principal point, preventing the preservation of straight lines being projected between the object world and the image being formed.