To calculate field of view you need to know the magnification and field number of the microscope s lens currently in use.
Compound light microscope view.
The microscope pictured above is referred to as a compound light microscope.
Micro meaning small and scope meaning view.
Knowing a compound light microscope s field of view fov allows you to determine the approximate size of objects too small to measure with a standard ruler.
A compound microscope can be categorized into an upright microscope and an inverted microscope.
A compound light microscope is a type of light microscope that uses a compound lens system meaning it operates through two sets of lenses to magnify the image of a specimen.
An upright microscope is just like an ordinary microscope with the lens system followed by the stage where the specimen is kept and then the light source.
In this type of microscope there are ocular lenses in the binocular eyepieces and objective lenses in a rotating nosepiece closer to the specimen.
Compound deals with the microscope having more than one lens microscope is the combination of two words.
A compound microscope is a high power high magnification microscope that uses a compound lens system.
A compound microscope has multiple lenses.
It s an upright microscope that produces a two dimensional image and has a higher magnification than a stereoscopic microscope.