Error when using two flags OpenCv's calibrateCamera function

Question

I am using the calibrateCamera function.

How do I use two flags? I want to use the CALIB_USE_INTRINSIC_GUESS, and CALIB_FIX_PRINCIPAL_POINT together, but I am not sure of the syntax. When I use just the first flag, the code runs fine, but when I use two flags using the following code:

    a,camMatrix, c, rvec, tvec = cv2.calibrateCamera(
        [obj_points], 
        [img_points], 
        size, camera_matrix, 
        dist_coefs, 
        flags=(cv2.CALIB_USE_INTRINSIC_GUESS and cv2.CALIB_FIX_PRINCIPAL_POINT))

I get the error:

OpenCV Error: Bad argument (For non-planar calibration rigs the initial intrinsic matrix must be specified) in cvCalibrateCamera2, file D:\Build\OpenCV\opencv-3.1.0\modules\calib3d\src\calibration.cpp, line 1440 Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Bdrive/AlgoSurg intern/DLT/CamCalTrial2.py", line 109, in a,camMatrix, c, rvec, tvec = cv2.calibrateCamera([obj_points], [img_points], size, camera_matrix, dist_coefs, flags=(cv2.CALIB_USE_INTRINSIC_GUESS and cv2.CALIB_FIX_PRINCIPAL_POINT)) cv2.error: D:\Build\OpenCV\opencv-3.1.0\modules\calib3d\src\calibration.cpp:1440: error: (-5) For non-planar calibration rigs the initial intrinsic matrix must be specified in function cvCalibrateCamera2

Either the syntax is wrong, or maybe there is something that I am missing?

MCSH MCSH · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-08T06:37:51

You have to do it this way:

    a,camMatrix, c, rvec, tvec = cv2.calibrateCamera(
        [obj_points], 
        [img_points], 
        size, camera_matrix, 
        dist_coefs, 
        flags=(cv2.CALIB_USE_INTRINSIC_GUESS + cv2.CALIB_FIX_PRINCIPAL_POINT))

And there is no need for the parenthesis around the flags, so this is acceptable as well:

    a,camMatrix, c, rvec, tvec = cv2.calibrateCamera(
        [obj_points], 
        [img_points], 
        size, camera_matrix, 
        dist_coefs, 
        flags=cv2.CALIB_USE_INTRINSIC_GUESS + cv2.CALIB_FIX_PRINCIPAL_POINT)

Error when using two flags OpenCv's calibrateCamera function

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