Posted by Steve Guidry on 01/11/23 11:47

"Larry in AZ" <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97B76C268EBF6thefrogprince@70.169.32.36...
> Waiving the right to remain silent, "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net>
> said:
>
> > "Larry, Darryl and Darryl" wrote ...
> >>I need to calculate the dimensions of a 1/3" 16:9 CCD. This is so I
> >>can
> >> do accurate Field-Of-View comparisons and tests in various 3D
> >> software.
> >>
> >> The FOV calculation is easy, but how do I calculate the dimensions of
> >> the chip? I need precision, since a millimeter can mean a complete
> >> misalignment later.
> >
> > Seems like simple trig if you are assuming that the diagonal
> > (the hypotenuse of the triangle) is actually "1/3 of an inch".
>
> IIRC, chip sizes are measured on the horizontal dimension.
>
> --
> Larry Jandro
> Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
> Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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I'm pretty sure that they're measured diagonally. At least they were "back
in the day" . . .

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