Fixing Lens Distortion

You can correct barrel, pincushion, and fisheye distortion in digital photographs. In barrel distortion the photo appears to bulge outwards from the center. In pincushion distortion the photo appears to shrink inwards toward the center. In fisheye distortion, the photo appears to bulge outwards from the center, as if the photo were wrapped around a sphere. Barrel, pincushion, and fisheye distortion are common in photos that were taken with wide angle or zoom lenses.

You can save your settings as a preset for future use.

To Fix Lens Distortion:

1. In Develop mode, select the Geometry tab.
2. In the Lens Distortion group, adjust the slider to the left for a bulge effect, or adjust the slider to the right to stretch the edges of the image.

You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.

Click the Show Grid button to display a grid over your image. This tool is useful when fixing alignment in your images. When the grid is not activated, it is gray .

See Also:

• Rotating and Straightening
• Correcting Perspective
• Fixing Lens Vignetting