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Field of View Calculator

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See how much a lens takes in on your sensor — and how many meters of scene fit in the frame at a given distance.

Enter a distance to see how many meters of the scene fit in the frame.

Horizontal
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Vertical
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Diagonal
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Frame width (m)
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Frame height (m)
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Formula

Angle of view = 2 × arctan(d ÷ 2f), where d is the sensor dimension and f the focal length. Frame width at distance D = 2D × tan(angle ÷ 2).

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