Sunday, October 26, 2014

What GoPro means by 'wide,' 'medium,' and 'narrow'

Here are the 35mm equivalents, straight from the horse's mouth:
Wide: 14mm
Medium: 21mm
Narrow: 28mm
     The equivalency listed above is between GoPro's nomenclature and actual focal lengths of wide-angle lenses for 35mm film cameras or full frame DSLRs. A normal field of view (FOV), approximating that of a human eye, would be produced by a 50mm lens in such cameras.
     What GoPro calls "narrow" is only so, relative to other GoPro FOVs; in conventional terms it would be considered a moderately wide-angle FOV, which would include 35mm film camera lenses up to 35mm in focal length.
     The photo below (source) compares 14, 20, 28 and 50mm FOVs. Click photo to enlarge.

No comments:

Post a Comment

ShareThis