Compound Eye Optical System And Imaging Device Using The Same

An imaging device comprising:

• an imaging element;
• a compound eye optical system forming a plurality of images with different fields of view for the imaging element;
• and
• an image processing unit that connects the plurality of images with the different fields of view formed by the compound eye optical system and outputs one composite image, wherein
• the compound eye optical system includes a plurality of individual eye optical systems that forms the plurality of images with different fields of view on an imaging surface of the imaging element, and an overall optical system that forms an image with a field of view incorporating the entire fields of view obtained by the plurality of individual eye optical systems on the imaging surface, and
• the individual eye optical systems and the overall optical system are configured by a lens array plate having a plurality of lenses integrally formed.