PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device capable of bringing the whole area of a subject into focus by a simple mechanism.SOLUTION: An imaging device 1 comprises: an imaging lens 2 an imaging sensor 4 including a rectangular light-receiving surface, the light-receiving surface being disposed vertical to the lens optical axis and to match the lens optical axis with the center a tilt mechanism 8 for tilting one of the optical axis of the light-receiving surface and the lens optical axis to the other by rotating the light-receiving surface or the imaging lens 2 an image analysis unit 12 for analyzing image data obtained by the imaging sensor 4 and a tilt mechanism control unit 10 for adjusting the tilt angle of the tilt mechanism 8, based on the image data analyzed by the image analysis unit 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡易な方式で被写体全域のピントを合わせることが可能な撮像装置を提供する。【解決手段】撮像装置1は、撮影レンズ2と、矩形の受光面を有し、受光面をレンズ光軸が中心に一致しかつレンズ光軸に対して垂直に配置する撮像センサ4と、受光面または撮像レンズ2を回転させることで受光面の光軸とレンズ光軸とのいずれか一方を他方に対して傾斜させるチルト機構8と、撮像センサ4で取得した画像データを解析する画像解析部12と、画像解析部12で解析した画像データに基づいてチルト機構8の傾斜角を調整するチルト機構制御部10とを備える。【選択図】図1
