The human visual system: image shape and binocular vision
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- #human vision
- #binocular vision
- #camera lens
- A 50mm lens captures a rectangular image from a circular view, while the human visual system (HVS) has an oval shape.
- Human vision is largely binocular, using both eyes, whereas most cameras are monocular.
- The total horizontal visual field of the HVS is 190-200°, with 120° of binocular vision and 35-40° monocular fields per eye.
- Vertically, the HVS has a 130° field of view, with 50° above and 70-80° below the horizontal line-of-sight.
- Replicating human vision with a camera is challenging due to distortions introduced by lenses like fish-eye, which the HVS can filter out.