Methods and systems for upgradable video medical device system

A method for updating image capture settings of a video medical device, comprising:

• connecting the video medical device to a video monitor via a data cable,
• wherein two or more of the video medical device, the video monitor, and the data cable each include storage for storing image capture settings;
• determining, by at least one of the video monitor or the data cable, an identity of the connected video medical device;
• determining which of the video medical device, the video monitor, or the data cable have a most up-to-date set of image capture settings for the identified video medical device;
• forwarding the most up-to-date set of image capture settings to the video medical device when it is determined that one of the video monitor or the data cable include the most up-to-date set of image capture settings;
• and
• updating the stored image capture settings on the video medical device based on the received most up-to-date set of image capture settings.