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[dragon49]

Can somebody less mathematically challenged than I please work all of this out, so I can best tell my story.

Here is the data:

Nikon Coolpix P1000

Focal length 126 mm

35mm focal length 700

Let's assume my best guess that this individual was 4 feet wide and 2.5 feet tall.  Given how the animal is framed in the photo, how far away was it from me?

[Merco_61]

The diagonal angle of view is about 3.5˚ at 700 mm.
Your feral hog takes up roughly 1/4 of the framed area. Let’s say that the dimensions in the photo is around 8x5’4”. This means that the diagonal is 9’7”.

Some simple trig gives a distance of around 50 yards or so. Given how approximate the inputs are, let’s say between 45 and 55 yards.

[dragon49]

The diagonal angle of view is about 3.5˚ at 700 mm.
Your feral hog takes up roughly 1/4 of the framed area. Let’s say that the dimensions in the photo is around 8x5’4”. This means that the diagonal is 9’7”.

Some simple trig gives a distance of around 50 yards or so. Given how approximate the inputs are, let’s say between 45 and 55 yards.

Many thanks!

Trigonometry is not simple for me.