Field of view in film

In photography or filmmaking, your field of view is what you can see through your lens or optical finder. Focal length is measured in millimeters and it's the given name of the lens. It's the distance from the lens to the sensor.

1. What is field of view?
2. What determines field of view?
3. What is normal field of view?
4. What is a cinematic FOV?

What is field of view?

Field of view (FOV) is the open, observable area a person can see through their eyes or via an optical device, such as a camera. In the case of optical devices, FOV is the maximum area that the device can capture.

What determines field of view?

Field of view defines the maximum area of a sample that a camera can image, determined by the focal length of the lens and the sensor size. Sensor size is determined by both the size of the pixels and number of pixels on the sensor.

What is normal field of view?

A normal visual field is an island of vision measuring 90 degrees temporally to central Fixation, 50 degrees superiorly and nasally, and 60 degrees inferiorly. Visual acuity increases from movement discrimination in the extreme peripheral vision to better than 20/20 in the center of vision.

What is a cinematic FOV?

It is important to understand the basics of film field of view. Field of view is the amount of your shot that is visible to the camera. It's also referred to as angle of view or coverage. It's important to know that different lenses have different fields of view.