Method and apparatus for compensating for an offset of the material web in the material web inspection

The invention relates to an apparatus and method for compensating for an offset of the material web in inspection systems for material webs which move in the direction of a material web length and / or a material web width. The method comprises the steps of: establishing a first receiving a first portion of a web of material at a first time with a camera comprising a matrix chip and creating a second receiving a second portion of the material web at a second time with the camera. A first active partial area of ​​the array chip is used and for the second receiving a second active partial area of ​​the array chip is used, wherein the first active partial area and the second active partial area are not identical for the first shot.