Camera Field of View Calculator

Progress Report #11
Adnan Khan
2/29/16


Below is the link to the field of view calculator for the camera used in the initial tests.
The camera used is that of the Samsung Galaxy S4:

Calculator File

Download the file from Google Drive to get the original Excel file.

Guide:
- The calculator is divided into the vertical and horizontal components of the camera's field of view:
- Vertical Theta = vertical field of view angle.
- Vertical Distance = Distance between camera and edge of compound eye frame. One image is taken with the camera facing up on top of the octagon face and the other is slanted on one of the trapezoid faces.
- Vertical Distance X = Distance until the field of view of the two spot image capture locations meet vertically.
- Horizontal Theta = horizontal field of view angle.
- Horizontal Distance = Distance between camera and edge of compound eye frame. One image is taken while slanted on one of the trapezoid faces and the other is taken while slanted on an adjacent trapezoid face.
- Horizontal Distance X = Distance until the field of view of the two spot image capture locations meet horizontally.

Analysis:
- The results given by the calculator make much more sense than my calculations by hand. The calculator's results match the images taken in the initial tests.
- By creating the calculator, I was able to realize the mistake I had made when solving for the Distance X by hand. My conversions between degrees and radians had produced an incorrect result originally. The calculator, however, is able to deliver the correct resulting Vertical and Horizontal Distance X.