A device comprising at least two body sections is disclosed. The first body section comprises an imaging unit and a magnet movably connected to the imaging unit, and the second body section comprising an optical unit with a magnet fixed to the optical unit. The magnet movably connected to the imagin
A device comprising at least two body sections is disclosed. The first body section comprises an imaging unit and a magnet movably connected to the imaging unit, and the second body section comprising an optical unit with a magnet fixed to the optical unit. The magnet movably connected to the imaging unit may be sliding along a guiding element. The body sections are also in a movable connection with each other, and the device is operable in at least two modes. In the first mode the imaging unit and the optical unit are fixed in a set relative position due to magnetic interaction between the magnets, and in the imaging unit is positioned away from the optical unit. In the second mode the units are positioned apart from each other.
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1. A device comprising: a first body section comprising an imaging unit and at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit, anda second body section comprising an optical unit and at least one magnetic element rigidly fixed to the optical unit,wherein:the first body sect
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A device comprising: a first body section comprising an imaging unit and at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit, anda second body section comprising an optical unit and at least one magnetic element rigidly fixed to the optical unit,wherein:the first body section is in a movable connection with the second body section,the optical unit is movable in at least one dimension within a predetermined space, andthe device is operable in at least two modes:in the first mode the first body section and the second body section are positioned such that the imaging unit and the optical unit are fixed in a set relative position due to magnetic interaction between the at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit and the at least one magnetic element rigidly fixed to the optical unit, andin the second mode the first body section and the second body section are positioned such that the imaging unit is positioned away from the optical unit. 2. A device as claimed in claim 1 comprising a guiding element rigidly fixed to the imaging unit, wherein the at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit is adapted to slide along the guiding element. 3. A device as claimed in claim 2 comprising a limiting element attached to the guiding element, wherein the limiting element is adapted to limit the sliding motion of the at least one magnetic element adapted to slide along the guiding element. 4. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the imaging unit is rigidly fixed to the first body section. 5. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the imaging unit has a first optical axis; the optical unit has a second optical axis; and in the set relative position the first optical axis is aligned with the second optical axis. 6. A device as defined in claim 1 comprising a hinge, wherein the first body section is in a folding movable connection with the second body section; in the first mode the device is folded; and in the second mode the device is unfolded. 7. A device as defined in claim 1, comprising a slider, wherein the first body section is in a sliding movable connection with the second body section via the slider. 8. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the imaging unit comprises an image sensor and at least one lens. 9. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the optical unit comprises at least one additional optical element, andin the first mode the at least one additional optical element and the imaging unit are operable together as a camera with an optical axis. 10. A device as defined in claim 9, wherein at least one additional optical element is a passive optical element selected from the group of: an optical filter and an additional lens. 11. A device as defined in claim 9, wherein at least one additional optical element is an active optical element selected from the group of: a stabilization element, a focusing element and a deformable lens; andthe optical unit is electrically connected to the imaging unit. 12. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the first body section and the second body section each comprise at least one mechanical shutter, wherein the mechanical shutters are adapted to expose the imaging unit and the optical unit in the first mode, and protect the imaging unit and the optical unit in the second mode. 13. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the first body section comprises at least one aperture aligned with the at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit, and the at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit is adapted to move through the at least one aperture towards the second body section in the first mode, and retract into the first body section in the second mode. 14. A device as defined in claim 1, comprising a digital alignment element adapted to: monitor the relative position of the imaging unit and the optical unit, and, in the first mode of the device, additionally adjust the position of the optical unit such that the imaging unit and the optical unit are fixed in a set relative position. 15. A device as defined in claim 1, comprising at least one display attached to the first body section or the second body section. 16. A system, comprising: a first module comprising an imaging unit and at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit, anda second module comprising an optical unit and at least one magnetic element rigidly fixed to the optical unit,wherein:the first module is attachable to the second module,the optical unit is movable in at least one dimension within a predetermined space in the second module, andwhen the first module is attached to the second module, the imaging unit and the optical unit are fixed in a set relative position due to magnetic interaction of the at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit and the at least one magnetic element rigidly fixed to the optical unit, andwhen the first module is detached from the second module, the imaging unit is positioned away from the optical unit. 17. A system as defined in claim 16 comprising a guiding element rigidly fixed to the imaging unit, wherein the at least one magnetic element in a movable connection with the imaging unit is adapted to slide along the guiding element. 18. A system as defined in claim 16, wherein the imaging unit is rigidly fixed to the first module. 19. A method of operating a device comprising a processor, a first body section with an imaging unit and at least one movable magnet, a second body section with an optical unit and at least one magnet rigidly fixed to the optical unit, and a digital alignment element, the first and second body sections being in a movable connection; the method comprising: monitoring the relative position of the imaging unit and the optical unit by receiving detections made by the digital alignment element,activating a first mode of the device upon receipt of a detection from the digital alignment element that the imaging unit and the optical unit are brought together,prompting the digital alignment element to adjust the position of the optical unit such that the imaging unit and the optical unit are fixed in a set relative position, andactivating a second mode of the device upon receipt of a detection from the digital alignment element that the optical unit is positioned away from the imaging unit. 20. A method as defined in claim 19, comprising exposing the optical unit upon activation of the first mode of the device, and concealing the optical unit upon activation of the second mode of the device.
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