English Explanatory Dictionary

Scheimpflug principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A geometric rule that describes the orientation of the plane of focus of an optical system (such as a camera) when the lens plane is not parallel to the image plane.

Word forms

Scheimpflug principle the Scheimpflug principle

Etymology

Named after Austrian army Captain Theodor Scheimpflug, who used it in devising a systematic method and apparatus for correcting perspective distortion in aerial photographs.

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