A camera for recording 3D image data using a light sectioning process is provided that has an illumination unit to project a light pattern in a focal plane, an image sensor having a plurality of light reception elements in an image plane, a reception optics upstream of the image sensor and having an objective plane, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to generate the 3D image data by evaluating the light pattern in a recording of the image sensor, wherein the image plane is tilted with respect to the focal plane. In this respect, the reception optics has at least one metaelement here that compensates an oblique light incidence on the light reception elements.

Devices and methods for multiplexed imaging are provided. In one embodiment, an imaging device can simultaneously direct light of a same spectrum from each of a plurality of image channels onto an image sensor to create a multiplexed image on the sensor. Each image channel can collect light from different portions of an extended field of view or from the same portion with different perspectives. The device can also include one or more encoders to encode light from the channels prior to detection. The devices and methods described herein can also include disambiguating a captured multiplexed image to create images for each of the plurality of image channels. Disambiguated images can cover the extended field of view at a high spatial resolution despite using only a single small format image sensor, or can produce stereo or 3D images having the full resolution of the sensor.

A pair of optical prisms arranged in a complementary relationship provides for anamorphic magnification and cooperates with a refractive or diffractive element having at least one axis of effective cylindrical curvature, wherein each at least one axis of effective cylindrical curvature and the apexes of the pair of optical prisms are all substantially parallel to one another. The refractive or diffractive element generates an aberration as a result of rotation thereof about an axis parallel to the at least one axis of effective cylindrical curvature that at least partially compensates a corresponding aberration generated by the pair of optical prisms.

A pair of optical prisms arranged in a complementary relationship provides for anamorphic magnification and cooperates with a refractive or diffractive element having at least one axis of effective cylindrical curvature, wherein each at least one axis of effective cylindrical curvature and the apexes of the pair of optical prisms are all substantially parallel to one another. The refractive or diffractive element generates an aberration as a result of rotation thereof about an axis parallel to the at least one axis of effective cylindrical curvature that at least partially compensates a corresponding aberration generated by the pair of optical prisms.

A camera of a mobile device includes at least two entrance openings and at least two image sensors. A first entrance opening is assigned to a first image sensor via a first imaging path and a second entrance opening is assigned to a second image sensor via a second imaging path. Each of the entrance openings has a light entrance surface with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction running perpendicular thereto. The length of the entrance opening in the longitudinal direction is at least 1.2 times larger than the width of the entrance opening in the transverse direction. The first imaging path and the second imaging path each include anamorphic optics. In addition, a mobile device including the camera, and a method for generating an image representation with the camera are provided.

A camera of a mobile device includes at least two entrance openings and at least two image sensors. A first entrance opening is assigned to a first image sensor via a first imaging path and a second entrance opening is assigned to a second image sensor via a second imaging path. Each of the entrance openings has a light entrance surface with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction running perpendicular thereto. The length of the entrance opening in the longitudinal direction is at least 1.2 times larger than the width of the entrance opening in the transverse direction. The first imaging path and the second imaging path each include anamorphic optics. In addition, a mobile device including the camera, and a method for generating an image representation with the camera are provided.