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Main figure with extreme (simulated) pincushion distortion, illustrating arrows.<br />

Here is an example of results from an ISO 12233 test pattern, which contains two lines suitable for measuring distortion. They work<br />

but they're not ideal: they would be better if they were thinner and closer to the image boundaries. This camera has a modest<br />

amount of pincushion distortion. A zoom of a portion of the selected area is shown above.<br />

Decentering (<strong>Imatest</strong> Master only)<br />

Distortion is normally centered around the geometric center of the image, but it may be decentered due to poor lens manufacturing<br />

quality or shock (i.e., dropping the lens). Decentering can appear as a shift in the center of distortion symmetry or as asymmetrical<br />

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