Confused about Field of View Camera Settings

Just a note about the field of view in SketchUp: The FOV numbers do not match the ones given to a 35 mm camera lens. In SketchUp the FOV is measured vertically across the model window, while the shape of the window varies, whereas in a camera the measurement applies to a diagonal of the picture frame that has fixed 2:3 proportions. A SketchUp view with a FOV of 50mm is considerably more wide-angled than in a camera with a 50 mm focal length lens for a view where the width is bigger than the height.

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