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The numbers listed below should be considered accurate to within + / - 3° and therefore a few feet as well. This chart is intended as an approximate guideline to help select the appropriate lens.

Lens Focal
Length
Distance between video camera and the video subject area
5' away
10' away
15' away
25' away
50' away
100' away
mm
Horz area
Vert area
Horz area
Vert area
Horz area
Vert area
Horz area
Vert area
Horz area
Vert area
Horz area
Vert area
2.45
17.3'
13'
34.6'
26'
51.9'
39'
86.5'
65'
173'
130'
346'
260'
2.80
14'
10.5'
28'
21'
42'
31.5'
70'
52.5'
140'
105'
280'
210'
2.97
12.3'
9.6'
24.6'
19.2'
36.9'
28.8'
61.5'
48'
123'
96'
246'
192'
3.60
7.5'
5.7'
15'
11.4'
22.5'
17.1'
37.5'
28.5'
75'
57'
150'
114'
3.70
7.3'
5.5'
14.6'
11'
21.9'
16.5'
36.5'
27.5'
73'
55'
146'
110'
4.0
6.6'
5'
13.2'
10'
19.8'
15'
33'
25'
66'
50'
132'
100'
4.30
6.1'
4.6'
12.2'
9.2'
18.3'
13.8'
30.5'
23'
61'
46'
122'
92'
5.0
4.7'
3.5'
9.4'
7'
14.1'
10.5'
23.5'
17.5'
47'
35'
94'
70'
6.0
3.8'
2.9'
7.6'
5.8'
11.4'
8.7'
19'
14.5'
38'
29'
76'
58'
8.0
2.9'
2.2'
5.8'
4.4'
8.7'
6.6'
14.5'
11'
29'
22'
58'
44'
12.0
1.9'
1.5'
3.8'
2.8'
5.7'
4.5'
9.5'
7.5'
19'
15'
38'
28'
16.0
1.4'
1.1'
2.8'
2.2'
4.2'
3.3'
7'
5.5'
14'
11'
28'
22'
25.0
1'
0.7'
2'
1.4'
3'
2.1'
5'
3.5'
10'
7'
20'
14'
50.0
0.4'
0.3'
0.8'
0.6'
1.2'
0.9'
2'
1.5'
4'
3'
8'
6'

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