if selfie cameras predictably create distortion around the outer edges, why can’t you just undo it with a filter that compensates for said distortion?

Question

if selfie cameras predictably create distortion around the outer edges, why can’t you just undo it with a filter that compensates for said distortion?

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Answer 1

We can and do…

I’m cameras without computational correction, a wide angle lens should distort the center causing you to have a bulbous face with a huge nose. Totally normal lens effect.