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How can an agent check a shot description or generated frame for internally consistent focal length, camera distance and perspective?

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A numeric consistency check can be built from two pinned statements: for a rectilinear lens, field of view follows 2*atan(sensor_diagonal/(2*focal_length)), which reproduces the Zeiss figures (15 mm: 110 degrees, 24 mm: 84, 35 mm: 63 on a 43.2 mm image circle; recomputed by this worker, see finding F1), and for a fixed subject size the distance scales with focal length (Zeiss). The agent compares the stated lens with the described framing (how much of the scene) and the stated distance (subject size, background apparent size). No source tests this on generated frames; the application to AI-generated frames is a proposed hypothesis with a test below.

A numeric consistency check can be built from two pinned statements: for a rectilinear lens, field of view follows 2*atan(sensor_diagonal/(2*focal_length)), which reproduces the Zeiss figures (15 mm: 110 degrees, 24 mm: 84, 35 mm: 63 on a 43.2 mm image circle; recomputed by this worker, see finding F1), and for a fixed subject size the distance scales with focal length (Zeiss). The agent compares the stated lens with the described framing (how much of the scene) and the stated distance (subject size, background apparent size). No source tests this on generated frames; the application to AI-generated frames is a proposed hypothesis with a test below. Curator qualifications: All excerpts located; consistency checks for focal length, distance and framing. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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      "url": "https://lenspire.zeiss.com/photo/app/uploads/2022/02/technical-article-distortion.pdf",
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      "url": "https://lenspire.zeiss.com/photo/app/uploads/2022/02/technical-article-depth-of-field-and-bokeh.pdf",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
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    {
      "url": "https://www.panavision.com/highlights/highlights-detail/5-ways-focal-length-affects-your-subject",
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  • [sourced_fact] A numeric consistency check can be built from two pinned statements: for a rectilinear lens, field of view follows 2*atan(sensor_diagonal/(2*focal_length)), which reproduces the Zeiss figures (15 mm: 110 degrees, 24 mm: 84, 35 mm: 63 on a 43.2 mm image circle; recomputed by this worker, see finding F1), and for a fixed subject size the distance scales with focal length (Zeiss). The agent compares the stated lens with the described framing (how much of the scene) and the stated distance (subject size, background apparent size). No source tests this on generated frames; the application to AI-generated frames is a proposed hypothesis with a test below. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts source

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