A camera device for generating an image of an environment, comprising - a carrier medium, which is formed as a light guide and on which a coupling-in area and a coupling-out area are arranged, wherein - the coupling-in area comprises a first deflecting structure formed as at least one optical grating, which is formed to couple light, which is incident on the first deflecting structure from the environment, into the carrier medium, - the carrier medium is formed to transfer the coupled-in light from the coupling-in area to the coupling-out area by means of internal reflection, and - the coupling-out area comprises a second deflecting structure formed as at least one optical grating, which is formed to couple the transferred light, which is incident on the second deflecting structure, out of the carrier medium, wherein - an image capturing device is applied to the coupling-out area, which is formed to capture the light coupled out of the carrier medium and to provide it in the form of image data, which is correlated with the incident light of the environment, and - the carrier medium is flexibly formed at least in certain areas in the area of the coupling-in area, characterized in that the camera device includes a stowing device, at which the carrier medium is arranged and which is formed to deform at least one flexible section of the carrier medium and hereby to change the carrier medium between a compact position, in which the carrier medium is folded up or rolled up, and an operating position, in which the carrier medium is unfolded or unrolled, wherein in the operating position, the carrier medium has a larger light incidence surface for the light, which is incident on the coupling-in area from the environment, than in the compact position. - a carrier medium, which is formed as a light guide and on which a coupling-in area and a coupling-out area are arranged, wherein - the coupling-in area comprises a first deflecting structure formed as at least one optical grating, which is formed to couple light, which is incident on the first deflecting structure from the environment, into the carrier medium, - the carrier medium is formed to transfer the coupled-in light from the coupling-in area to the coupling-out area by means of internal reflection, and - the coupling-out area comprises a second deflecting structure formed as at least one optical grating, which is formed to couple the transferred light, which is incident on the second deflecting structure, out of the carrier medium, wherein - an image capturing device is applied to the coupling-out area, which is formed to capture the light coupled out of the carrier medium and to provide it in the form of image data, which is correlated with the incident light of the environment, and - the carrier medium is flexibly formed at least in certain areas in the area of the coupling-in area, characterized in that the camera device includes a stowing device, at which the carrier medium is arranged and which is formed to deform at least one flexible section of the carrier medium and hereby to change the carrier medium between a compact position, in which the carrier medium is folded up or rolled up, and an operating position, in which the carrier medium is unfolded or unrolled, wherein in the operating position, the carrier medium has a larger light incidence surface for the light, which is incident on the coupling-in area from the environment, than in the compact position. the camera device includes a stowing device, at which the carrier medium is arranged and which is formed to deform at least one flexible section of the carrier medium and hereby to change the carrier medium between a compact position, in which the carrier medium is folded up or rolled up, and an operating position, in which the carrier medium is unfolded or unrolled, wherein in the operating position, the carrier medium has a larger light incidence surface for the light, which is incident on the coupling-in area from the environment, than in the compact position.