Lens angle of view·24mm · Micro Four Thirds

24mm · Micro Four Thirds

Standard

Diagonal angle 48.5°
Diagonal angle
48.5°
Horizontal angle
39.6°
Vertical angle
30.3°
Crop factor
35 mm equivalent
48mm
Frame width at 2 m
1.44 m
17.3 × 13 mm

A 17.3×13 mm frame with a crop factor of 2 — just double the focal length to read it.

Closest to how the eye takes a scene in — the safest choice for everyday photographs.

Same field of view elsewhere

A different sensor needs a different focal length to frame the same scene.

Nearby focal lengths

How to read this

  • Focal length alone does not fix the angle of view — the same 50 mm sees less on a smaller sensor.
  • The crop factor is the sensor diagonal divided into the 35 mm diagonal; multiply the focal length by it for the equivalent.
  • Longer lenses magnify shake. Handheld, a shutter speed faster than one over the equivalent focal length is the usual rule.
  • A wider angle is not purely more scene: the edges stretch, so faces belong near the middle.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What angle of view does 24 mm give on Micro Four Thirds?

48.5° diagonally, 39.6° horizontally and 30.3° vertically.

Q. What is 24 mm in 35 mm terms?

48 mm — the focal length multiplied by this sensor’s crop factor of 2.

Q. What is this combination good for?

It falls in the standard group. Standing two metres away, it frames 1.44 metres across.

Q. How do I get the same framing on another camera?

A different sensor needs a different focal length; the equivalent combinations are listed further down this page.