Patent ID: 7634184

Claim:
A camera for generating digital images, comprising: an image sensor configured to convert an image formed by a lens into electronic signals; a movement element to which the image sensor is attached, the movement element having a controllable drive and rendering the image sensor tiltable so that an angle between the axis of the lens and a plane of the image sensor is modifiable; an autofocus element configured to determine from a distance measurement of an area a focus value of the lens and a tilt of the image sensor so that the area is sharply focusable onto the image sensor; and a display configured to display the image in which at least one focusable area is visually marked for a user of the camera, the focusable area being determined as being in focus on the image sensor according to the focus value of the lens as determined by the autofocus element, the tilt of the image sensor as determined by the autofocus element, and distances measured by the autofocus element.