| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides an imaging apparatus capable of imaging a wide area, controlling parallax to achieve an excellent image quality, and utilizing an imaging element with a relatively large package. The imaging apparatus for imaging a wide area as a subject by dividing the subject into a plurality of subject portions and respectively imaging the subject portions using a plurality of imaging means 11, 12 is configured such that the imaging means 11, 12 include lenses 1, 3A, 3B, and imaging element 6; respective NP points 9 of the a plurality of imaging means 11, 12 are concentrated within a minute radius region based on one of the NP points as a center; an optical element 5 having a reflection function is arranged behind a refraction surface of the lens 1 located at the nearest position from the subject in each of the imaging means 11, 12; the imaging element 6 is arranged behind the optical element 5 having the reflection function and outside of a space formed by straight lines which pass from the NP point 9 to circumferential portions in respective directions of the lens 1; and light beams bent by the optical element 5 having the reflection function are detected by the imaging element 6.</p> |
