cameraIntrinsics

Object for storing intrinsic camera parameters

Description

Store information about a camera’s intrinsic calibration parameters, including the lens distortion parameters.

Creation

Syntax

intrinsics = cameraIntrinsics(focalLength,principalPoint,imageSize)

intrinsics = cameraIntrinsics(___,Name,Value)

Description

intrinsics = cameraIntrinsics(focalLength,principalPoint,imageSize) returns a camera intrinsics object that contains the focal length specified as [fx,fy], and the camera's principal point specified as [cx, cy]. See cameraParameters for more details.

intrinsics = cameraIntrinsics(___,Name,Value) uses additional options specified by one or name-value pairs. Enclose each property name in quotes. For example, intrinsics = cameraIntrinsics('RadialDistortion',[0,0])

Input Arguments

focalLength — Camera focal length

two-element vector

Camera focal length, specified as a two-element vector, [fx, fy].

$$f_x=F\times sx$$

$$f_y=F\times sy$$

• F is the focal length in world units, typically millimeters

• [sx, sy] are the number of pixels per world unit in the x and y direction respectively

• fx and fy are in pixels

principalPoint — Optical center of camera

two-element vector

Optical center of camera, specified as a two-element vector, [cx,cy], in pixels.

imageSize — Image size produced by the camera

two-element vector

Image size produced by the camera, specified as a two-element vector, [mrows,ncols].

Properties

RadialDistortion — Radial lens distortion

[0,0] (default) | two-element vector | three-element vector

Radial lens distortion, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of RadialDistortion and a two-element vector, [k1,k2], or a three-element vector, [k1,k2,k3]. k1,k2, and k3 are radial distortion coefficients.

Radial distortion is the displacement of image points along radial lines extending from the principal point.

• As image points move away from the principal point (positive radial displacement), image magnification decreases and a pincushion-shaped distortion occurs on the image.

• As image points move toward the principal point (negative radial displacement), image magnification increases and a barrel-shaped distortion occurs on the image.

The camera parameters object calculates the radial distorted location of a point. You can denote the distorted points as (x_distorted, y_distorted), as follows:

xdistorted = x(1 + k1*r2 + k2*r4 + k3*r6)

(1)

ydistorted= y(1 + k1*r2 + k2*r4 + k3*r6)

(2)

x, y = undistorted pixel locations

k1, k2, and k3 = radial distortion coefficients of the lens

r2 = x2 + y2

Typically, two coefficients are sufficient. For severe distortion, you can include k₃. The undistorted pixel locations appear in normalized image coordinates, with the origin at the optical center. The coordinates are expressed in world units.

TangentialDistortion — Tangential distortion coefficients

[0,0] (default) | two-element vector

Tangential distortion coefficients, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'TangentialDistortion' and a 2-element vector, [p₁,p₂]. Tangential distortion occurs when the lens and the image plane are not parallel.

The camera parameters object calculates the tangential distorted location of a point. You can denote the distorted points as (x_distorted, y_distorted), as follows:

xdistorted = x + [2 * p1 * x * y + p2 * (r2 + 2 * x2)]

(3)

ydistorted = y + [p1 * (r2 + 2*y2) + 2 * p2 * x * y]

(4)

x, y = undistorted pixel locations

p1 and p2 = tangential distortion coefficients of the lens

r2 = x2 + y2

The undistorted pixel locations appear in normalized image coordinates, with the origin at the optical center. The coordinates are expressed in world units.

Skew — Camera axes skew

0 (default) | angle

Camera axes skew, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'skew' and an angle. If the x and the y axes are exactly perpendicular, then the skew must be 0.

FocalLength — Focal length

2-element vector

This property is read-only.

Focal length in x and y, stored as a 2-element vector [fx, fy] in pixels.

fx = F * sx

fy = F * sy

F is the focal length in world units, typically in millimeters, and [sx, sy] are the number of pixels per world unit in the x and y direction respectively. Thus, fx and fy are in pixels.

The focal length F influences the angle of view and thus affects the area of the scene that appears focused in an image. For a fixed subject distance:

• A short focal length offers a wide angle of view allowing to capture large area of the scene under focus. It emphasizes both the subject and the scene background.

• A long focal length offers a narrow angle of view, thus reducing the area of the scene under focus. It emphasizes more on the subject and restricts the amount of background from being captured.

PrincipalPoint — Optical center of camera

two-element vector

This property is read-only.

Optical center of camera, stored as a two-element vector [cx,cy] in pixels. The vector contains the coordinates of the optical center of the camera.

ImageSize — Image size produced by the camera

two-element vector

This property is read-only.

Image size produced by the camera, stored as a two-element vector, [mrows,ncols].

IntrinsicMatrix — Projection matrix

3-by-3 identity matrix (default) | 3-by-3 intrinsic matrix

This property is read-only.

Projection matrix, stored as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'IntrinsicMatrix' and a 3-by-3 matrix. For the matrix format, the object uses the following format:

$$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{f}_x& 0& 0\\ s& f_y& 0\\ c_x& c_y& 1\end{array}\right]$$

The coordinates [c_x c_y] represent the optical center (the principal point), in pixels. When the x and y axis are exactly perpendicular, the skew parameter, s, equals 0.

fx = F*sx

fy = F*sy

F, is the focal length in world units, typically expressed in millimeters.

[sx, sy] are the number of pixels per world unit in the x and y direction respectively.

fx and fy are expressed in pixels.

Examples

Create an Object Containing Fundamental Camera Parameters

Define camera parameters without lens distortion or skew.

Specify the focal length and principal point in pixels.

    focalLength    = [800, 800]; 
    principalPoint = [320, 240];
    imageSize      = [480, 640];

Create a camera intrinsics object.

intrinsics = cameraIntrinsics(focalLength,principalPoint,imageSize)

intrinsics = 
  cameraIntrinsics with properties:

             FocalLength: [800 800]
          PrincipalPoint: [320 240]
               ImageSize: [480 640]
        RadialDistortion: [0 0]
    TangentialDistortion: [0 0]
                    Skew: 0
         IntrinsicMatrix: [3x3 double]

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2017a