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What is chromatic aberrations?

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the variation of either the focal length or the magnification of a lens system with different wavelengths of light, characterized by prismatic coloring at the edges of the optical image and color distortion within it.

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The distortion of light through a camera lens, seen to greatest effect in the parts of the image with the greatest amount of contrast.

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