Photography & Creator Calculators

Field of View Calculator

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HOW IT IS CALCULATED

Calculate angular field of view

Larger sensors or shorter focal lengths give wider FOV

Instant resultClear formulaRuns locally
01Values
022 × atan(sensor ÷ (2 × focal))
03Result

Larger sensors or shorter focal lengths give wider FOV

GOOD TO KNOW

Field of view depends on the sensor dimension being measured

Horizontal, vertical and diagonal FOV use different sensor dimensions.

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In short

What logic does the calculator use?

2 × atan(sensor ÷ (2 × focal))

Example?

Larger sensors or shorter focal lengths give wider FOV