Method and apparatus for producing information from a camera image

An apparatus for producing information from at least one camera image of an object comprising a camera, wherein the camera is adapted such that in operation of the apparatus the camera carries out a step

• A) recording raw image data of at least one camera image, and
• a. comprising an evaluation device,
• b. wherein the evaluation device is so connected to the camera that in operation of the apparatus the evaluation device obtains the raw image data of the at least one camera image or image data derived from the raw image data of the at least one camera image,
• c. wherein at least the camera or the evaluation device is so designed and adapted that at least the camera or the evaluation device in operation of the apparatus carries out the following steps
• B) Evaluating the raw image data of the at least one camera image in a plurality of evaluation steps,
• a. wherein in at least one of the plurality of evaluation steps (401, 402, 403) the raw image date of the at least one camera image or the image data derived from the raw image data of the at least one camera image are processed by a mathematical linkage with each other in such a way that combination image data are produced,
• C) Deriving the information from the combination image data, and
• D) Outputting the information,
• a. wherein
• b. further at least the camera or the evaluation device is so designed and adapted that at least the camera or the evaluation device in operation of the apparatus carries out the following steps
• E) Determining an actual measure for a data quality of the raw image data of at least one camera image prior to or after at least one of the plurality of evaluation steps in step B),
• F) Determining a deviation between the actual measure for the data quality and a target measure for the data quality of the raw image data of at least one camera image, and
• G) Again recording all raw image data of those camera images, for which the deviation determined in step F) is greater than a predetermined threshold value and again performing at least one evaluation step from step B) and steps C) to F) either until the deviation determined in step F) for the raw image data of all camera images from the plurality of camera images is less than the threshold value or until a predetermined termination condition is fulfilled.