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Vision Research Phantom VEO 340 recording modes

The Vision Research Phantom VEO 340 has 4 recording modes in the Cutvey Viewfinder gear list, from 2560 x 1600 (Full Sensor) at 25.6 × 16 mm down to 1280 x 800 at 12.8 × 8 mm. A 35mm lens covers 40.2° across on the widest mode and 20.7° on the narrowest, so the mode you record changes the frame as much as the lens does.

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Recording modes and sizes

Each row is one recording mode as the app knows it: the active area the mode reads from the sensor, the resolution it records, the image circle a lens must cover, and how much smaller it is than a 36 × 24 mm full frame by diagonal. The last column is the line the app prints under the mode: the maker, how the size was found and the day it was read.

ModeActive areaResolutionImage circleFull frame cropSize from
2560 x 1600 (Full Sensor)25.6 × 16 mm2560 × 160030.2 mm1.43xVision Research · derived from pixel pitch · 2026-08-04
2560 x 1440 (16:9)25.6 × 14.4 mm2560 × 144029.4 mm1.47xVision Research · derived from pixel pitch · 2026-08-04
1920 x 1080 (HD)19.2 × 10.8 mm1920 × 108022 mm1.96xVision Research · derived from pixel pitch · 2026-08-04
1280 x 80012.8 × 8 mm1280 × 80015.1 mm2.87xVision Research · derived from pixel pitch · 2026-08-04

"Published" means the size was read from a published figure. "Derived from pixel pitch" means it was worked out from the photosite count and the published pixel size. A Provisional mode is still waiting for a second person to check it, so give its frame a little room. Counted November 2, 2026.

Field of view for a standard lens set

Degrees across the frame for spherical primes, worked out from each mode's own width. A wider mode sees more on the same lens; that is why a 35mm feels different on open gate and on a 4K crop.

Mode18mm24mm35mm50mm85mm135mm
2560 x 1600 (Full Sensor)70.8°56.1°40.2°28.7°17.1°10.8°
2560 x 1440 (16:9)70.8°56.1°40.2°28.7°17.1°10.8°
1920 x 1080 (HD)56.1°43.6°30.7°21.7°12.9°8.1°
1280 x 80039.1°29.9°20.7°14.6°8.6°5.4°

The lens that frames like full frame

If the director thinks in full frame focal lengths, this is the lens on each mode that gives the same horizontal angle. The last column does the same against a Super 35 frame 24.89 mm wide.

ModeLike a 24mm on full frameLike a 35mmLike a 50mmLike a 35mm on Super 35
2560 x 1600 (Full Sensor)17.1mm24.9mm35.6mm36mm
2560 x 1440 (16:9)17.1mm24.9mm35.6mm36mm
1920 x 1080 (HD)12.8mm18.7mm26.7mm27mm
1280 x 8008.5mm12.4mm17.8mm18mm

Pick any two modes in the crop factor calculator to match a lens on another camera, or read sensor size and field of view.

Depth of field on each mode

Cutvey Viewfinder picks the circle of confusion for depth of field from the recording mode's own gate, unless you choose one on the panel. These are the values it starts from.

ModeDiagonalCircle of confusionWhy
2560 x 1600 (Full Sensor)30.2 mm0.025 mmnearest to Super 35
2560 x 1440 (16:9)29.4 mm0.025 mmnearest to Super 35
1920 x 1080 (HD)22 mm0.015 mmnearest to Super 16
1280 x 80015.1 mm0.015 mmnearest to Super 16

Work out near, far and hyperfocal for any lens in the depth of field calculator.

Frame this camera in the app

Open Cutvey Viewfinder, tap the strip at the top of the viewfinder and choose Vision Research Phantom VEO 340 and the mode you will record. Your iPhone or iPad then draws that mode's frame for every lens in your kit, with the band where a lens sees wider than the phone. Check one lens here first in the field of view calculator.

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Camera and lens names are trademarks of their respective owners, used only to identify the equipment. The sizes come from the Cutvey Viewfinder gear list, which is as accurate as its sources. Request a correction.

Frame the Vision Research Phantom VEO 340 on your phone

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