CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CAMERA SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A camera system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an image sensor for outputting image signals;
a first camera optical system for detecting a first surrounding and for imaging the first surrounding on the image sensor with the aid of a first object distance; and
a second camera optical system for detecting a second surrounding and for imaging the second surrounding on the image sensor with the aid of a second object distance which differs from the first object distance;
wherein a switchable optical element which is configured to be (i) part of the first camera optical system in a first switching state of the switchable optical element, and (ii) part of the second camera optical system in a second switching state of the switchable optical element.
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Abstract
A camera system for a motor vehicle includes an image sensor for outputting image signals and multiple optical elements. The optical elements include a switchable optical element which is part of a first camera optical system in the first switching state and part of a second camera optical system in a second switching state. Optical elements form the first camera optical system for detecting a first surrounding and for imaging the first surrounding on the image sensor with the aid of a first object distance, and optical elements form the second camera optical system for detecting a second surrounding and for imaging the second surrounding on the image sensor with the aid of a second object distance which differs from the first object distance.
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10 Claims
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1. A camera system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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an image sensor for outputting image signals; a first camera optical system for detecting a first surrounding and for imaging the first surrounding on the image sensor with the aid of a first object distance; and a second camera optical system for detecting a second surrounding and for imaging the second surrounding on the image sensor with the aid of a second object distance which differs from the first object distance; wherein a switchable optical element which is configured to be (i) part of the first camera optical system in a first switching state of the switchable optical element, and (ii) part of the second camera optical system in a second switching state of the switchable optical element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for operating a camera system for a motor vehicle, the camera system including an image sensor for outputting image signals, a first camera optical system for detecting a first surrounding and for imaging the first surrounding on image sensor with the aid of a first object distance, and a second camera optical system for detecting a second surrounding and for imaging the second surrounding on the image sensor with the aid of a second object distance which differs from the first object distance, the method comprising:
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providing a switchable optical element; switching the switchable optical element into a first switching state, wherein the switchable optical element is part of the first camera optical system in the first switching state; and switching the switchable optical element into a second switching state, wherein the switchable optical element is part of the second camera optical system in the second switching state. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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