Patent ID: 7782375

Claim:
A mobile telephone, comprising: a main body having a camera module mechanical interface; a camera module having a main body mechanical interface complementary to said camera module mechanical interface, said complementary interfaces configured to allow said camera module to be moved from an exposed position to a retracted position, said camera module configured for rotation relative to said main body about at least one axis of rotation when said camera module is in said exposed position; means for automatically rotating said camera module about said at least one axis of rotation through a user-definable first angle α in at least two steps, each step comprising an angular displacement of essentially a second angle β, wherein said second angle β is smaller than said angle of view γ of said camera module and said second angle β has a value of about 60% of said angle γ; means for capturing a series of images with said camera module by capturing one image before rotating said camera module, capturing one image between each two consecutive steps of rotation and capturing one image after rotating said camera module; a memory with a stored image-stitching software program for generating a panoramic image from said series of images by stitching together said series of images and a microprocessor by which said image-stitching software program can be executed; and a memory for storing said panoramic image for display.