Need help selecting camera

[Dmyths (Dawn Smyth)]

Hey,
I’m trying to see what camera would work best for me
My work area is 600x 400 and the distance from the bed to open door is roughly 700mm ?

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

What is the best camera lens to choose for my bed size?

To answer this question requires one additional piece of information: The height above the bed that you plan to mount the camera. LightBurn now has a helper that will do the ugly math for you. Go to Help > Camera Selection Help and the software will use the current workspace size by default, and show you the minimum mounting heights for all the cameras we sell: [image] This number is the absolute minimum required for the camera to see the whole working area. You will need to allow a little …

Lightburn Camera Calculator

I whipped up a Lightburn Camera Calculator to help determine which camera focal length might be appropriate for any given machine. Give it a whirl & let me know if you see any issues! I hope this helps everyone answer the question, “Which camera do I need?” https://tinyurl.com/LightburnCamera [LightBurn%20Camera%20Calculator%20Screenshot]