A camera apparatus for generating at least one image representation of at least one object (01, O2) in an environment (U), comprising: - a light guiding medium , which includes a first deflection element and a second deflection element and which is formed to transfer light between the first and the second deflection element by means of internal reflection, - an illumination device , which is formed to provide illumination light for illuminating the object (01, O2) in the environment (U) to the second deflection element , wherein the second deflection element is formed to couple the illumination light into the light guiding medium for transferring to the first deflection element , and the first deflection element is formed to couple the transferred illumination light out of the light guiding medium for illuminating the object, and - an image capture device , which is formed, upon reflection of the illumination light on the respective object (O1, O2), to capture the reflected illumination light and to generate the at least one image representation, wherein for providing the reflected illumination light to the image capture device , the first deflection element is formed to couple the reflected illumination light into the light guiding medium for transferring to the second deflection element , and the second deflection element is formed to couple the transferred illumination light out of the light guiding medium for transferring to the image capture device , characterized by - a control device , which is formed to operate the illumination device and the image capture device in a predetermined switching operation, wherein the illumination device and the image capture device have an activated state for providing the illumination light and for capturing the reflected illumination light offset in time to each other in the switching operation. - a light guiding medium , which includes a first deflection element and a second deflection element and which is formed to transfer light between the first and the second deflection element by means of internal reflection, - an illumination device , which is formed to provide illumination light for illuminating the object (01, O2) in the environment (U) to the second deflection element , wherein the second deflection element is formed to couple the illumination light into the light guiding medium for transferring to the first deflection element , and the first deflection element is formed to couple the transferred illumination light out of the light guiding medium for illuminating the object, and - an image capture device , which is formed, upon reflection of the illumination light on the respective object (O1, O2), to capture the reflected illumination light and to generate the at least one image representation, wherein for providing the reflected illumination light to the image capture device , the first deflection element is formed to couple the reflected illumination light into the light guiding medium for transferring to the second deflection element , and the second deflection element is formed to couple the transferred illumination light out of the light guiding medium for transferring to the image capture device , - a control device , which is formed to operate the illumination device and the image capture device in a predetermined switching operation, wherein the illumination device and the image capture device have an activated state for providing the illumination light and for capturing the reflected illumination light offset in time to each other in the switching operation. <EOS>