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← HistoryWhich outcome was most prevalent in early Islamic attempts to accurately depict optics via the Camera Obscura?
A)Image parallax from multiple pinholes✓
B)Perfect inversion of captured image
C)Chromatic aberration within the projection
D)Diffraction blurring at larger apertures
💡 Explanation
Early Cameras Obscura showed parallax, the displacement of an image due to viewing angle and multiple pinholes, because ideal point sources were unachievable without high precision manufacturing; therefore, image edges appeared blurred, rather than displaying a perfect projected scene as desired rather than suffering from less-noticeable chromatic or diffraction effects.
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