Posted by doc on 06/07/06 03:11

hmmmm, are you guys the "This is my brother Daryl and my other brother
Daryl" guys? i loved that show. dick is a great comedian :o)

drd

"Larry, Darryl and Darryl" <bexley@videotron.nothpam..ca> wrote in message
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> I'm putting together a FOV chart for various formats and stared one for
> the new Panasonic AG-HVX200.
>
> As I'm sure many of you now, the chip is 1/3" (16:9), and the widest focal
> length on the lens is 4.2 mm. In the manual Panasonic lists this as the
> equivalent of a 32mm lens on a 35mm Camera (I presume they mean a still
> camera which has a gate of 24mm*36mm -- or 1.5:1).
>
> I created a spreadsheet using standard FOV calculating formulae, and
> accurately determined FOV for 16mm, Super 16, 35mm MP, etc. But when I
> entered the gate/focal-length details for the AG-HVX200, I got a FOV of
> 80+degrees -- dramatically different to what the Panasonic Manual says. I
> assumed a problem with my trig/FOV calculations, but I plugged the
> Aperture/Ratio/Focal length into 3D Studio Max and got exactly the same
> results. I checked this with Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal FOV.
>
> Any idea why this is? I don't have access to an HVX200, so I can't do a
> hands-on investigation. I e-mailed Panasonic tech-support, but no reply.
> It may seem like a minor detail, but for things like CGI, Camera matching
> etc, it is very important.
>
> TIA
>
> --
> --Larry, Darry, and Darryl
> To reply directly remove "nothpam" from bexley@videotron.nothpam.ca
>
>

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