Patent ID: 6839086

Claim:
A camera, comprising: a first lens; a second lens; a photo-electric converting element to receive a light incoming from a subject image through said first lens and said second lens, and to convert said light into image signals; a driving member to move said first lens and said second lens in an optical path; guiding means for guiding said second lens moved by said driving member so that a distance between said photo-electric converting element and said second lens changes stepwise, wherein said driving member selectively moves said second lens to one of a plurality of predetermined positions of said guiding means during a focal length changing operation; ranging means for measuring a distance between said camera and a subject to output a ranging signal; a first image processor to output a first image data generated by processing said image signals which are converted from said subject image, said subject image being received by said photo-electric converting element when said second lens is located at a first position of said plurality of predetermined positions; and a second image processor to output a second image data generated by processing said first image data on the basis of said ranging signal.