(DoD, NATO) The total solid angle available to the gunner when looking through the gunsight. Also called FOV.
(DoD, NATO) 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."
(DoD, NATO) 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."
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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