Geodetic surveying device, comprising • a beam source for generating measurement radiation for a distance measurement, • a base defining a vertical axis, • a support carrying a targeting unit and defining a tilt axis, □ the support being arranged on the base and rotatable relative to the base about the vertical axis, and □ the targeting unit being arranged rotatable relative to the support about the tilt axis, • an angle- and distance-measuring functionality, • an image acquisition unit (15, 16) for acquiring images of an object (10, 10a, 10b) in a field of view defined by the image acquisition unit, wherein the image acquisition unit comprises an image sensor (8, 8a), and • a control and processing unit, characterized in that the image acquisition unit comprises • a microlens array (7, 7a, 7b) with a multiplicity of diffractive and/or refractive optical elements (7', 7b', 7b") arranged in a defined two-dimensional manner, wherein the image acquisition unit is configured, within the scope of a distance measurement process, • for acquiring respective image pieces by means of the image sensor, □ the respective image pieces being generated by the diffractive and/or refractive optical elements (7', 7b', 7b"), and □ representing at least parts of the object (10, 10a, 10b), and for generating an image data record representing the image pieces, and • for generating an image corresponding to a currently measured distance from the image data record in such a way that objects (10a, 10b) situated at the measured distance are depicted in the image with a first degree of sharpness and objects (10a, 10b) at a different distance are depicted with a lower degree of sharpness. • a beam source for generating measurement radiation for a distance measurement, • a base defining a vertical axis, • a support carrying a targeting unit and defining a tilt axis, □ the support being arranged on the base and rotatable relative to the base about the vertical axis, and □ the targeting unit being arranged rotatable relative to the support about the tilt axis, □ the support being arranged on the base and rotatable relative to the base about the vertical axis, and □ the targeting unit being arranged rotatable relative to the support about the tilt axis, • an angle- and distance-measuring functionality, • an image acquisition unit (15, 16) for acquiring images of an object (10, 10a, 10b) in a field of view defined by the image acquisition unit, wherein the image acquisition unit comprises an image sensor (8, 8a), and • a control and processing unit, • a microlens array (7, 7a, 7b) with a multiplicity of diffractive and/or refractive optical elements (7', 7b', 7b") arranged in a defined two-dimensional manner, • for acquiring respective image pieces by means of the image sensor, □ the respective image pieces being generated by the diffractive and/or refractive optical elements (7', 7b', 7b"), and □ representing at least parts of the object (10, 10a, 10b), and for generating an image data record representing the image pieces, and □ the respective image pieces being generated by the diffractive and/or refractive optical elements (7', 7b', 7b"), and □ representing at least parts of the object (10, 10a, 10b), • for generating an image corresponding to a currently measured distance from the image data record in such a way that objects (10a, 10b) situated at the measured distance are depicted in the image with a first degree of sharpness and objects (10a, 10b) at a different distance are depicted with a lower degree of sharpness.