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# indicatesHorizontalFieldOfView

A media characteristic that indicates the video track carries information related to the horizontal field of view.

```
static let indicatesHorizontalFieldOfView: AVMediaCharacteristic
```

## Discussion

This media characteristic is present when the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreMedia/CMVideoFormatDescription> includes a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMFormatDescriptionExtension_HorizontalFieldOfView> extension. This is not an indication that the field of view is expanded beyond or more narrow than typical horizontal fields of view.

The value of this characteristic is `public.indicates-horizontal-field-of-view`.

> Note:
> The presence of this characteristic is strictly inferred from the format description of the associated track.

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