CCTV Field of View Calculator

Welcome to our CCTV Field of View Calculator page. We hope you find it a helpful tool for being able to choose the correct lens for your security camera. Please contact us if you need any help or have any questions.

 Instructions:

1. Select the lens format you are using.

2. Enter any 2 of the 3 other pieces of information.

3. Press the "Calculate" button to get the missing piece of information. (Press the "Reset" button to clear the form and start over.)

Select lens format: 
1/4 inch
1/3 inch
1/2 inch
2/3 inch
1 inch

Enter distance to object (in feet): 1

or

Enter width of scene (in feet):  2

Enter height of scene (in feet): 2

Enter size of lens (in millimeters): 3

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Learn more about CCTV Field of View

What is field of view and why is it important? Field of view is all about what someone will be able to see through the security camera. We will define it in detail and explain how it works and provide some examples to make it easier to understand. Feel free to use the CCTV Field of View Calculator above for your own calculations.

The field of view (or FOV) is the total height and width of the view seen through the cctv security camera lens. It can also be referred to as the angle of view or the angular field of view. The angular field of view is stated in horizontal and vertical degrees. The question is degrees of what? Well its degrees of a circle. If you look at the picture of the circle you will see that the dark blue section could be stated as 43.6 degrees field of view or angle of view. The full circle is 360 degrees.

So specifically when we are talking about CCTV field of view for security cameras we are looking for a linear field of view. Meaning we are looking for the actual measurement in feet and inches. The Horizontal FOV (Field of View) is the width of the view. The Vertical FOV (Field of View) is the height of the view. The overall FOV is a combination of the horizontal FOV and the vertical FOV. You can even measure it diagonally if you want too but its really not necessary to do that.

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