Patent ID: 7586534

Claim:
A multi-eye image pickup device comprising: a plurality of imaging optical systems respectively having a taking lens and an image sensor on which a subject image is formed by said taking lens; a case for holding said imaging optical systems at a predetermined interval; an image clipper for clipping a portion, which corresponds to a clip area predetermined every shooting frame of the respective image sensors, from said shooting frame; a memory for storing clip-position data representing a position of said clip area situated on said shooting frame; and a mechanism for adjusting said interval of said imaging optical systems comprising: first and second mounting plates to which the first and second imaging optical systems are respectively attached; first and second movable members with which said first and second mounting plates respectively connect, a female helicoid being formed on an inner surface of the respective movable members; and an adjustment shaft on which first and second male helicoids meshing with said female helicoids are formed, said adjustment shaft being rotated to adjust said interval of said imaging optical systems via said movable members and said mounting plates, wherein said clip-position data stored in said memory represents a region predetermined around a location, which corresponds to a reference point shifted in a faraway direction relative to a predetermined subject position.