Is my product really tapered, or did the camera distort the reference?

Inspect the unedited source

A fictional seller photographs a rectangular storage box close to a phone camera. The near edge looks much wider than the far edge, and straight surroundings also appear curved. Asking AI to preserve that silhouette may retain camera distortion; asking it to straighten everything may erase a real bevel. Start with the physical item and the original file rather than the generated candidate.

Adobe distinguishes lens distortion and perspective correction tools. That distinction provides diagnostic vocabulary. It does not tell you which geometry belongs to this particular merchandise.

Make a controlled source comparison

Keep the product revision and orientation constant. A second picture of a different box does not resolve the geometry of the first. Do not use a generated side view as the sole independent confirmation.

Repeated similar photographs can repeat the same bias. Treat a measured lid/body relationship and a suitable physical side view as evidence; do not let agreement between two generated views settle the question. A moved camera also changes perspective, so record what changed rather than call every difference a lens defect.

Correct capture defects before the creative brief

If the source is unsuitable, take a clearer photograph or have a qualified editor perform restrained correction against the real item. Save both files and record the change. Avoid blindly applying a dramatic perspective transform until the label looks rectangular; that can distort the body and lid differently.

The brief should state the verified form and which camera effect was corrected. CartVisual has no dedicated lens-calibration workflow, so this preparation happens in photography or external editing.

Adobe’s current Lens Correction documentation separates optical bowing from perspective adjustments. It provides automatic lens-profile selection and manual controls, and warns about unintended scaling when changing perspective. Those tools correct an image; they do not measure the merchandise. Preserve the source, selected profile or settings and the correction result for comparison.

Use the reference capture checklist before further generation. If the missing area is a blurred real detail, capture/stack decisions address a different fault.

Approve the generated geometry

Compare the new image with the corrected source and physical evidence. Check lid fit, edge directions and the relationship of near and far faces. A neat rectangle is not a pass if the sold box genuinely tapers. Record the accepted geometry so later scene variations do not repeatedly reinterpret the same capture defect as a design feature.