Patent ID: 8872918

Claim:
A method for exposure control for a camera system in a motor vehicle, the method comprising: recording, by the camera system, a sequence of images of the surroundings of the vehicle using an optimal exposure time which is predetermined in dependence on the brightness of the surroundings or on the brightness of individual objects in the image, each of the images being recorded during a respective refresh time; if the optimal exposure time is longer than a predetermined threshold value for avoiding motion blur in the images: reducing each respective refresh time to include a first refresh time and a second refresh time; recording a first image during the first refresh time and a second image during the second refresh time, the first image is recorded using a first exposure time, and the second image is recorded using a second exposure time which is shorter than the first exposure time; and executing at least two driver assistance functions on the basis of the first image and the second image of the camera system, wherein the first image is used for a first driver assistance system and the second image is used for a second driver assistance system.