• Lens Field of View Chart (for 1/3" CCD Video Cameras)
 

*Beware of many online lens calculators which produce inaccurate angle measures for these focal lengths. Also, most 1/4" CCD cameras produce a significantly narrower field of view with the same focal length lens.

**Due to the physical nature of lens optics, the numbers listed below should be considered accurate to within ± 3° and therefore a few feet / meters as well. They are intended as approximate guidelines to help select the appropriate lens, while each camera in fact has its own unique field of view with each specific lens. In addition, C- and CS-mount lenses typically deliver a slightly narrower field of view than our comparable board lenses.

***Lenses wider than roughly 5mm produce "artificially" wider fields of view than more telephoto lenses. In order to do so, the video image is slightly curved at the edges of the screen. While this artificial distortion is nominal for focal lengths between 4.3 and 3.6mm, curvature increases with wider angle lenses.

 
 
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ultra wide to very narrow telephoto lenses available
Lens Focal Length
mm
1.78
2.10
2.45
2.80
2.97
3.60
3.70
4.0
4.3
5.0
6.0
8.0
12.0
16.0
25.0
50.0
Camera's Viewing Angle
Horiz.°
Vert.°
Diag.°
136°
102°
170°
128°
96°
160°
120°
90°
150°
109°
82°
136°
104°
78°
130°
74°
56°
92°
72°
54°
90°
67°
50°
83°
63°
47°
78°
50°
38°
64°
42°
32°
53°
32°
24°
40°
22°
16°
28°
16°
12°
21°
11°
8.4°
14°
5.5°
4.2°
Distance between camera and video subject area
 
5' (1.5m) away
H Area
V Area
24.8' (7.6m)
18.6' (5.7m)
20.5' (6.2m)
15.4' (4.7m)
17.3' (5.3m)
13.0' (4m)
14.0' (4.3m)
10.5' (3.2m)
12.3' (3.8m)
9.6' (2.9m)
7.5' (2.3m)
5.7' (1.7m)
7.3' (2.2m)
5.5' (1.7m)
6.6' (2m)
5.0' (1.5m)
6.1' (1.9m)
4.6' (1.4m)
4.7' (1.4m)
3.5' (1.1m)
3.8' (1.2m)
2.9' (0.9m)
2.9' (0.9m)
2.2' (0.7m)
1.9' (0.6m)
1.5' (0.5m)
1.4' (0.4m)
1.1' (0.3m)
1.0' (0.3m)
0.7' (0.2m)
0.4' (0.1m)
0.3' (0.1m)
10' (3.0m) away
H Area
V Area
49.6' (15.1m)
37.2' (11.3m)
41.0' (12.5m)
30.8' (9.4m)
34.6' (10.5m)
26.0' (7.9m)
28.0' (8.5m)
21.0' (6.4m)
24.6' (7.5m)
19.2' (5.9m)
15.0' (4.6m)
11.4' (3.5m)
14.6' (4.5m)
11.0' (3.4m)
13.2' (4m)
10.0' (3m)
12.2' (3.7m)
9.2' (2.8m)
9.4' (2.9m)
7.0' (2.1m)
7.6' (2.3m)
5.8' (1.8m)
5.8' (1.8m)
4.4' (1.3m)
3.8' (1.2m)
2.8' (0.9m)
2.8' (0.9m)
2.2' (0.7m)
2.0' (0.6m)
1.4' (0.4m)
0.8' (0.2m)
0.6' (0.2m)
15' (4.6m) away
H Area
V Area
74.4' (22.7m)
55.8' (17m)
61.5' (18.8m)
46.2' (14.1m)
51.9' (15.8m)
39.0' (11.9m)
42.0' (12.8m)
31.5' (9.6m)
36.9' (11.3m)
28.8' (8.8m)
22.5' (6.9m)
17.1' (5.2m)
21.9' (6.7m)
16.5' (5m)
19.8' (6m)
15.0' (4.6m)
18.3' (5.6m)
13.8' (4.2m)
14.1' (4.3m)
10.5' (3.2m)
11.4' (3.5m)
8.7' (2.7m)
8.7' (2.7m)
6.6' (2m)
5.7' (1.7m)
4.5' (1.4m)
4.2' (1.3m)
3.3' (1m)
3.0' (0.9m)
2.1' (0.6m)
1.2' (0.4m)
0.9' (0.3m)
25' (7.6m) away
H Area
V Area
124.0' (37.8m)
93.0' (28.4m)
102.5' (31.3m)
77.0' (23.5m)
86.5' (26.4m)
65.0' (19.8m)
70.0' (21.3m)
52.5' (16m)
61.5' (18.8m)
48.0' (14.6m)
37.5' (11.4m)
28.5' (8.7m)
36.5' (11.1m)
27.5' (8.4m)
33.0' (10.1m)
25.0' (7.6m)
30.5' (9.3m)
23.0' (7.6m)
23.5' (7.2m)
17.5' (5.3m)
19.0' (5.8m)
14.5' (4.4m)
14.5' (4.4m)
11.0' (3.4m)
9.5' (2.9m)
7.5' (2.3m)
7.0' (2.1m)
5.5' (1.7m)
5.0' (1.5m)
3.5' (1.1m)
2.0' (0.6m)
1.5' (0.5m)
50' (15.2m) away
H Area
V Area
248' (75.6m)
186' (56.7m)
205' (62.5m)
154' (47m)
173' (52.7m)
130' (39.6m)
140' (42.7m)
105' (32m)
123' (37.5m)
96' (29.3m)
75' (22.9m)
57' (17.4m)
73' (22.3m)
55' (16.8m)
66' (20.1m)
50' (15.2m)
61' (18.6m)
46' (14m)
47' (14.3m)
35' (10.7m)
38' (11.6m)
29' (8.8m)
29' (8.8m)
22' (6.7m)
19' (5.8m)
15' (4.6m)
14' (4.3m)
11' (3.4m)
10.0' (3m)
7.0' (2.1m)
4.0' (1.2m)
3.0' (0.9m)
100' (30.5m) away
H Area
V Area
496' (151.2m)
372' (113.4m)
410' (125m)
308' (93.9m)
346' (105.5m)
260' (79.3m)
280' (84.5m)
210' (64m)
246' (75m)
192' (58.5m)
150' (45.7m)
114' (34.8m)
146' (44.5m)
110' (33.5m)
146' (44.5m)
110' (33.5m)
122' (37.2m)
92' (28m)
94' (28.7m)
70' (21.3m)
76' (23.2m)
58' (17.7m)
58' (17.7m)
44' (13.4m)
38' (11.6m)
28' (8.5m)
28' (8.5m)
22' (6.7m)
20.0' (6.1m)
14.0' (4.3m)
8.0' (2.4m)
6.0' (1.8m)
 
 
             
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