Focal length?

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When trying to figure the focal length to ensure you get the correct fix lens camera, how is the height of the camera mounted factored in?
 

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The height affects everything.

Here is a post showing how setting the distance to ID and focal length and then changing the height will vary the dead zone under the camera. There is a link to the tool, try it out.

Below is the link to my thread that I usually post whenever someone asks about cam placement, focal length, and height. It shows the difference that can be had by changing mounting height or going with a more appropriate focal length. In some instances I would have thought that going full 12mm on the varifocal would have been life changing, but it wasn't. However, compared to a similarly positioned 2.8mm it was night/day, but until you see what you can see (or not see) with a given focal length it can be hard to visualize what will work for a specific location.
 
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The height affects everything.

Here is a post showing how setting the distance to ID and focal length and then changing the height will vary the dead zone under the camera. There is a link to the tool, try it out.

Below is the link to my thread that I usually post whenever someone asks about cam placement, focal length, and height. It shows the difference that can be had by changing mounting height or going with a more appropriate focal length. In some instances I would have thought that going full 12mm on the varifocal would have been life changing, but it wasn't. However, compared to a similarly positioned 2.8mm it was night/day, but until you see what you can see (or not see) with a given focal length it can be hard to visualize what will work for a specific location.







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