Imaging apparatus and method for determining focus information

(57) The distance information from a focus is determined using the camera which has the image surface (AC) which can be adjusted about a summary optic axis (OA). The geometric arrangement of this image pick-up eliminates the necessity of moving an image plane, by replacing two standard mechanical actions, focusing and panning, by independent panning. Therefore, the evaluation or generating of the range of an image to which focusing of the scene was carried out can carry out at the rate of panning substantially.