Monitoring camera

Abstract

A camera and a method is used for monitoring a scene, the camera having a camera lens and an illumination device arranged to create an illumination pattern for illuminating the scene. The illumination device comprises at least one light source and a plurality of light guiding elements mounted in a plurality of mounting positions essentially along the circumference of the camera lens. The light guiding elements direct light emitted from the at least one light source in a respective direction unobscured by the camera lens to create essentially mutually complementary parts of the illumination pattern.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.