Multi-function video system with interchangeable medical tool

A medical device for capturing one or more medical images comprising:

• an interchangeable medical tool portion having one or more electrical contacts arranged in an electrical contact footprint;
• an image capture and processing portion having a processor, a memory unit, a user interface, one or more electrical contacts, and a communication module, the image capture and processing portion configured to:
• connect to the interchangeable medical tool portion, and
• capture and process one or more of a photo image, a video stream of images, or a coded image;
• the image capture and processing portion further including a configuration module configured to:
• detect a connection of the interchangeable medical tool portion to the image capture and processing portion,
• determine a type of the interchangeable medical tool portion connected to the image capture and processing portion, the type based on an interface of the one or more electrical contacts of the image capture and processing portion and the electrical contact footprint of the interchangeable medical tool portion, and
• adapts at least one of an operation, module, or a characteristic of the image capture and processing portion to the determined type of the medical tool portion.