Patent ID: 7453517

Claim:
An image sensor module comprising: a case; a photoelectric converter positioned within the case and having a light receiving surface; a first optical unit provided within the case and forming an image of a subject on the light receiving surface of the photoelectric converter, the first optical unit providing a first light path; and a second optical unit provided within the case and forming an image of the subject on the light receiving surface of the photoelectric converter, the second optical unit providing a second light path different from the first light path, the second optical unit being optically separate from the first optical unit for preventing light passing along the second light path from passing along the first light path, wherein switching is possible between imaging of the subject using the first optical unit and imaging of the subject using the second optical unit; wherein the first and second optical units include a first lens unit and a second lens unit, respectively, the second light path from the second lens unit to a second position where the image of the subject is formed is longer than the first light path from the first lens unit to a first position where the image of the subject is formed; and wherein the photoelectric converter comprises an image sensor chip, and the image sensor chip is movable to the first and second positions.