Opencv Camera calibration generate very distorted images

Question

I am trying to calibrate a fish eye lens using opencv.

After capturing some images and using sample code that comes with opencv. I am getting these images:

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This image is undistorted as follow:

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Why is this happening and how can I fix it?

opencv uses a pinhole-camera model for calibration. it probably just don't work with a real fish-eye lens — berak, Feb 26 '14 at 09:52
@berak: Thanks. So how can I undistorted a fisheye lens with opencv? — mans, Feb 26 '14 at 09:56

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 28 '19 at 08:58

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I got the same problem before. The default (pin-hole) model didn't work well with very wide-angle lens. You should try fisheye model.

answered Oct 28 '19 at 08:58

Kevin Kuei

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 30 '16 at 13:37

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You need to move your camera closer to the pattern, so that the pattern can cover more than half of the image.

Or, you need to print a larger size pattern (such as A0-size if possible), which will give you a very accurate result.

edited Jun 30 '16 at 13:37

Dan Bechard

answered Jun 30 '16 at 12:37

Liangliang Yang

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