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Wide Area Surveillance vs. Target Recognition

Shorter focal lengths provide a wide field of view.

• Greater area coverage for a given working distance but with less target resolution.
  • Longer focal lengths provide a narrow field of view.
• Less area coverage for a given working distance but greater target resolution.
  • For optimal quality, choose a focal length that will fill at least 1/3 of the frame area with the target.