Patent ID: 7030926

Claim:
An image pick-up apparatus, comprising: an image pick-up device having a light-receiving surface; a first image forming lens for forming as an image on said light-receiving surface a first light entering from a first direction toward said light-receiving surface, said first image forming lens forming an image on a first light region of said light-receiving surface; a second image forming lens for forming as an image on said light-receiving surface a second light entering from a second direction different from said first direction toward said light-receiving surface, said second image forming lens forming an image on a second light region of said light-receiving surface; light region separating means provided between said first and second light regions; optical means for changing a direction of travel of at least one of said first light and said second light to a direction perpendicular to said light-receiving surface; and a lens mount for holding said optical means and having said first and second image forming lenses mounted directly thereto, said light region separating means being molded integrally with said lens mount as a single element.