Using vanishing points to estimate parameters of fisheye camera

This study presents an approach for estimating the fisheye camera parameters using three vanishing points corresponding to three sets of mutually orthogonal parallel lines in one single image. The authors first derive three constraint equations on the elements of the rotation matrix in proportion to the coordinates of the vanishing points. From these constraints, the rotation matrix is calculated under the assumption of the image centre known. The experimental results with synthetic images and real fisheye images validate this method. In contrast to the existing methods, the authors method needs less image information and does not know the three-dimensional reference point coordinates.