{"id":54591,"date":"2015-04-08T11:53:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T16:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=54591"},"modified":"2015-04-09T09:00:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T14:00:38","slug":"if-the-human-eye-was-a-camera-how-much-would-it-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/if-the-human-eye-was-a-camera-how-much-would-it-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"If the Human Eye Was a Camera, How Much Would It Cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most impressive optical device\u00a0at NAB is the one you already have.<\/h2>\n

Your eyes are much different than a camera on a lot of levels. For one, your eyes are rounded in the back and not flat like a camera sensor, although Sony would like to change that<\/a>. Your eyes\u00a0also add in information that is not always there. For example, the white or blue dress debate<\/a>. Needless to say, a perfect comparison is not only impossible, it’s also unfair.<\/p>\n

However, there are a few technical similarities in the way camera and eyeball optics work, and we thought it might be fun to put comparable eyeball specs side-by-side with modern day camera specs to see how much a theoretical camera would cost. To keep things simple, let’s look at each tech spec individually.<\/p>\n

(Quick Note: I am not a doctor, just a man with Google.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Focal Length<\/h3>\n

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When we talk about focal length on a camera, we are literally talking about the distance from the optical center of the lens to the camera sensor. The same rule would apply in your eye. So, technically speaking, the average human eye would have a focal length of 17mm.<\/a><\/p>\n