A camera module is advantageously used in a vision system mounted on an
automotive vehicle. The camera module includes a first optical system
focused on distant objects such as a preceding vehicle and scenery in
front of a vehicle and a second optical system focused on close objects
such as raindrops on a windshield. The first optical system includes a
first convex lens, a mirror or a half mirror and an imager, and the
second optical system includes a second convex lens and a mirror. The
distant image formed by the first optical system and the close image
formed by the second optical system are combined into a combined image
made on the imager in a single frame. The distant and close images are
taken at the same time without adjusting the focuses in the camera
module.