COMPACT ARRAY CAMERA MODULES HAVING AN EXTENDED FIELD OF VIEW FROM WHICH DEPTH INFORMATION CAN BE EXTRACTED

摘要

A compact camera module includes an image sensor including photosensitive areas, and an array of lenses optically aligned with sub-groups of the photosensitive areas. The array of lenses includes a first array of lenses and one or more groups of lenses disposed around the periphery of the first array of lenses. Each lens in the first array has a respective central optical axis that is substantially perpendicular to a plane of the image sensor and each of which has field of view. Each of the lenses in the one or more groups disposed around the periphery of the first array of lenses has a field of view that is centered about an optical axis that is tilted with respect to the optical axes of the lenses in the central array.

主权项

1. A compact camera module comprising:
an image sensor including photosensitive areas; and an array of lenses optically aligned with respective sub-groups of the photosensitive areas, the array of lenses including:
a first array of lenses each of which has a respective central optical axis that is substantially perpendicular to a plane of the image sensor and each of which has a field of view, wherein the first array is a M×N array where at least one of M or N is equal to or greater than two; andone or more groups of lenses disposed at least partially around the periphery of the first array of lenses, wherein each of the lenses in the one or more groups has a field of view centered about a respective optical axis that is tilted with respect to the central optical axes of the lenses in the first array.