Camera Calibration is used when

• Processing images with fixed pitch in Scorpion.
• Want to reduce the image size

In the Camera Calibration there are three scorpion tools available:

• Calibrator - use for lens calibration
• External Reference - converting coordinates to an external coordinate system - for example a robot
• ImageResampler - resamples the image based on the reference system defined by Calibrator and ExternalReference

The camera calibration dialog has the following features:

Image Viewer displays the orginal input image or the output image.

Note: When configuring the tools, be sure to activate Show input - point & click will not work when Show output is activated.

Calibration

• Active - activates camera calibration
• Show Input | Output - show input or output image

Image Input

• Grab - will grab an image from the connected camera
• Live - will activate live mode - when a camera is connected
• Load - will load an image from file
• Save - will save the current image to a file

Configuration

The three tools can be activated or deactivated.

Note: ImageResampler must be active to produce an output image.

• Help will activate help
• Close will close the dialog

Show Output Window

Activate Show Input will display the resulting image.

Image Resampling

The ImageResampler tool will define the output image.

More on ImageResampling.