CPC G02B 27/0172 (2013.01) [G03B 30/00 (2021.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0123 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0129 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0198 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A device, comprising:
a two-dimensional array of cameras, wherein each camera in the array is configured to capture light from a respective portion of a field of view (FOV) in front of the device, wherein each camera in the array comprises, from an object side of the camera to an image side of the camera:
a first lens group comprising one or more lens elements;
an aperture stop; and
a second lens group comprising one or more lens elements; and
a plurality of image sensors configured to capture images formed by the two-dimensional array of cameras at image planes at or near surfaces of the image sensors;
wherein entrance pupils of at least some of the cameras in the array are formed at a common plane located behind the image planes formed at the image sensors; and
wherein the cameras are arranged in the array to provide an amount of parallax between adjacent cameras to reduce vignetting and provide spacing between the adjacent cameras.
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