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Camera Field of View

What is the field of view (degrees) for the Iphone camera, and other popular camera phones?

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Posted on Sep 18, 2008 12:18 PM

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Sep 18, 2008 12:54 PM in response to crevitch

For the iPhone - the CCD detector is a rectangular chip. So, the long axis (i.e. the 'width' if you hold the iPhone in landscape mode) has a ~53° viewing angle. The short axis (i.e. the 'width if you hold the iPhone in portrait mode) has a viewing angle of ~37.5°. Can't speak for other camera phones.

A nice exercise with a ruler, and thanks for making me dredge my memory for the Pythagorean theorem and the formula to solve an isosceles triangle!

Tbo6652, how'd you come up with 45°?

Camera Field of View

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