Patent ID: 11860368
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
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.