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The pinhole camera model is a fundamental concept in computer vision and graphics that simplifies the process of image formation. It assumes an idealized camera with a single point of light penetration, known as the pinhole, through which all rays from the scene pass before converging on the image plane. This model neglects the optical complexities of real lenses, such as aberrations, distortion, and finite aperture size.

In this simplified model, the projection of a three-dimensional point in the world onto the two-dimensional image plane is determined by a straight line passing through the pinhole. The position of a point in the image is directly proportional to its position in the 3D world and inversely proportional to its depth. This geometric relationship is typically described by a projection matrix, which relates the homogeneous coordinates of a 3D point to the homogeneous coordinates of its 2D image projection.

The pinhole camera model is characterized by several intrinsic parameters. These include the focal length, which determines the magnification of the image, and the principal point, which is the intersection of the optical axis with the image plane. Additionally, skew is a parameter that accounts for non-orthogonality between the image sensor axes. Together, these intrinsic parameters define the camera's internal geometry.

Extrinsic parameters, on the other hand, describe the camera's position and orientation in the 3D world. These are represented by a rotation matrix and a translation vector, which transform points from world coordinates to camera coordinates. By combining the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters, a complete projection matrix can be formed, enabling the mapping of any 3D point to its corresponding 2D pixel location. Despite its simplicity, the pinhole camera model provides a powerful and widely used framework for understanding image formation and for tasks such as camera calibration, 3D reconstruction, and object recognition.