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Re: Poll: Would you be interested in an inexpensive Wide-Angle lens for the Axis Web

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Originally Posted by PhilBot View Post
Hi

I'm embarrased to say that even though I passed optics in physics I don't know how focal length relates to FOV.
Have you ever used an SLR camera with a zoom lens? the focal lengths are marked on the lens barrel and align with a pointer on the zoom adjustment, you can see the FOV change as you zoom in and out. A point and shoot camera might have the focal length range printed on the lens housing, and you can zoom from one to the other and see what happens.

(shorter focal length = wider FOV)
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