Patent ID: 7581682

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus for capturing images of portable objects ( 16 ) with an image capturing unit ( 1 ) and an image fitting surface ( 31 ) in which the optical axis ( 6 ) of the image capturing unit ( 1 ) passes from said image capturing unit ( 1 ) through the image fitting surface ( 31 ) to the image, wherein the image capturing unit is disposed so that the optical axis ( 6 ) of the image capturing unit ( 1 ) is inclined at an angle α of more than 5° with respect to a normal ( 7 ) of the image fitting surface ( 31 ) in a region in which the optical axis traverses the image fitting surface ( 31 ) and further comprising a screen in a region of the image fitting surface, said screen being made from a light-impervious material and which prevents ambient light or stray light from being incident upon the image fitting surface.