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How To Choose The Suitable Lens?

To select a suitable lens please follow the following steps:

Measure the distance between the camera and the shooting target. We call this the viewing distance--A

Measure the viewing width--B

LENS

The distance between the camera and the shooting target. We call this the viewing distance--A (1m=3.28ft )
5m (16.4ft)10m (32.8ft)15m (49.2ft)20m (65.6ft)30m (98.4ft)
2.5mm lens
viewing width 15.5m ( 50.84ft )

v
iewing width31m ( 101.68ft )

v
iewing width46.5m (152.52 ft)

v
iewing width62m ( 203.36ft )

v
iewing width93m ( 305.04ft )
2.8mm lens
v
iewing width13m ( 42.64ft )

v
iewing width26m ( 85.28ft )

v
iewing width9m ( 29.52ft )

v
iewing width2m ( 6.56ft )

v
iewing width78m ( 255.84ft )
3.6mm lens
v
iewing width8.5m ( 27.88ft )

v
iewing width17m ( 55.76ft )

v
iewing width25.5m ( 83.64ft )

v
iewing width34m ( 111.52ft )

v
iewing width51m ( 167.28ft )
4mm lens
v
iewing width8m ( 26.24ft )

v
iewing width16m ( 52.48ft )

v
iewing width24m ( 78.72ft )

v
iewing width32m (104.96 ft )

v
iewing width48m (157.44 ft )
6mm lens
v
iewing width5.5m ( 18.04ft )

v
iewing width11m ( 36.08ft )

v
iewing width16.5m ( 54.12ft )

v
iewing width22m ( 72.16ft )

v
iewing width33m ( 108.24ft )
8mm lens
viewing width3.5m ( 11.48ft )

v
iewing width7m ( 22.96ft )

viewing width10.5m ( 34.44ft )

v
iewing width14m ( 45.92ft )

v
iewing width21m ( 68.88ft )
12mm lens
v
iewing width2m ( 6.56ft )

v
iewing width4m ( 13.12ft )

v
iewing width6m ( 19.68ft )

v
iewing width8m ( 26.24ft )

v
iewing width12m ( 39.36ft )
16mm lens
v
iewing width1.5m ( 4.92ft )

v
iewing width3m ( 9.84ft )

v
iewing width4.5m ( 14.76ft )

v
iewing width6m ( 19.68ft )

v
iewing width9m ( 29.52ft )
30mm lens
v
iewing width1.25m ( 4.1ft )

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iewing width2.5m ( 8.2ft )

v
iewing width3.75m ( 12.3ft )

v
iewing width5m ( 16.4ft )

v
iewing width7.5m ( 24.6ft )
60mm lens
v
iewing width0.5m ( 1.64ft )

v
iewing width1m ( 3.28ft )

v
iewing width1.5m ( 4.92ft )

v
iewing width2m ( 6.56ft )

v
iewing width3m ( 9.84ft )

 

*Most of the cameras are lenses replaceable. 1/3" CCD will have a wider viewing angle(15o more) than 1/4" CCD. In general, 2.5mm~2.8mm is suitable for shooting distance that is less than 15 ft.

*CCD size and Lens focal length will affect the viewing angle. The following table is a summary of viewing angle for different CCD and Lens.

Focus(mm)1/3" CCD Lateral
(Degree)
1/4" CCD Lateral
(Degree)
1/3" CCD Vertical
(Degree)
1/4" CCD Vertical
(Degree)
2.5mm96.4o 81.9o 86.2o 72.9o
2.8mm89.9o75.6o 79.8o 66.8o
3.6mm75.7o 62.2o 66.0o 54.3o
4mm69.9o 57.0o 60.7o 49.5o
6mm50.0o 39.8o 42.6o 34.2o
8mm38.5o 30.4o 32.6o 26.0o
12mm26.2o 20.5o 22.1o 17.5o
16mm19.8o 15.4o 16.6o 13.2o
30mm10.6o 8.3o 8.9o 7.0o
60mm5.3o 4.1o 4.5o 3.5o
100mm3.2o 2.5o 2.7o 2.1o
200mm1.6o 1.2o 1.3o 1.1o

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