The human eye works the way the eye works, and the camera works the way a camera works. Understanding the difference is fundamental to taking good photographs. read more
Again, the human eye can commonly see more than 120 degrees and with a camera you need to use a fish-eye lens or something like a GoPro that has a wide angle. Wider angle usually means less magnification so there is a trade-off with any camera/lens combination. read more
The human eye is better because not only can it see more colors, it also has a much bigger dynamic range which is another way to say that we can see better than a camera when there is a huge contrast between light and dark in a scene. read more
Whereas a 17mm lens on a full-frame camera would have a field-of-view of about 93 degrees, the average human eye has a field of view of about 180 degrees when facing forward. Using a simple angle of view calculator, the actual angle of view would equal that of a 1mm lens. read more