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field of view

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field of view
n. pl. fields of view
See field.
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Noun1.field of view - the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
microscopic field - the areas that is visible through a microscope
operative field - the area that is open during surgery

1. In photography, the angle between two rays passing through the perspective center (rear nodal point) of a camera lens to the two opposite sides of the format. Not to be confused with "angle of view."
2. The total solid angle available to the gunner when looking through the gunsight. Also called FOV.

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An addition to the company's on-line 360[degrees] profile measurement solution family has a field of view that is 150 mmx 150 mm and compliments earlier released models having fields of view of 25, 50, 75 and 100 mm.
Scopes that offer the least magnification and therefore the widest field of view are the most desirable.
Stryker's System II navigation system for image-guided surgery features a camera that offers the widest field of view in the surgical field.
 
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