what is a long throw projector
KraGorn Active Member. Short throw means a short distance between projector and screen .. say 1-1.75 times screen width as a rough guide, long throw is the converse being 1.75+. That means the HS51 is certainly 'short', from the spec:  Short Throw Lens (100 < 3m), ie. you could fill a 100 diagonal 16:9 screen (7'+ screen width) from less than 9'. I don't know the Sony but generally I think Lens Shift works at least 1/2 height and/or 1/2 width depending on what it's capable of.