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From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2015 Jun 30, 09:40 -0700
A first trial to calibrate the Canon G9 powershot point and shoot camera was done this morning using an artificial horizon and double linear polarizers in front of the objective wide angle lens. The first images show that there is significant distortion at the top edge of the field vs. the bottom. Comparing two separate calibrations shows that the measured angle is repeatable ( .83' x 3352px = 46° 22.2' - 35.6' corr. @ 3352px = Hs 45° 46.6' .83' x 3341px = 46° 13.0' - 35.2' corr. @ 3341px ). Settings ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f 8, infinite focus. The infinite focus problem has been resolved by turning off the Safety MF function in the main menu (how was I suppose to know that :0 Thanks for that tip Peter :). The C1 and C2 custom settings work great so that when calibrations are continued all the settings will be saved.
This just might work. It is very difficult to do though so I will recommend saving up and getting a DSLR with fixed prime lenses for anyone thinking about doing camera CN. Image quality and f stop range is much better on the DSLR as well as no viewfinder parallax.
Greg Rudzinski
