System and methdod for capturing and displaying still photo and video content

A video capture device, comprising:

• an image sensor;
• an imaging optical system optically coupled to the image sensor, wherein the imaging optical system is configured to focus an optical signal of onto the sensor;
• a processor coupled to the sensor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the image sensor, processor, and memory are configured for storage the still image file and the video file, wherein the processor is configured to store data representing video frames in the memory at a first resolution in a video data format, and, while storing the video frames, store data corresponding to one or more still images in a dedicated location in the memory at a second resolution in a still image data format,
• wherein the processor is further configured to combine the data representing the video frames and the data representing the still images into a single file.

A method for forming a new file format that combines video frames and representative still images captured from a video capture device in a single file, comprising:

• capturing an optical signal corresponding to a scene with an imaging optical system;
• splitting the optical signal into first and second parts;
• capturing the first part with a first photodetector as video frames at a first resolution;
• capturing the second part with a second photodetector as one or more still images at a second resolution;
• converting the still images to data in a still image format and converting the video frames to video data in a second format combining the still image data and the video frame data into a single file;
• and
• storing the single file in a memory.

A method for forming a new file format that combines video frames and representative still images captured from a video capture device in a single file, comprising:

• capturing an optical signal corresponding to a scene with an imaging optical system and imaging the optical signal onto a photodetector array;
• capturing the video frames with the photodetector array and storing data representing the video frames (video data) in the memory at a first resolution in a first format;
• while capturing the video frames, capturing still images with the photodetector array and storing data representing the still images (still image data) in a the memory in a second format at a second resolution;
• storing the still images in a dedicated location in the memory while the video frames is capturing;
• and
• combining the video data and the still image data into a single file;
• and
• storing the single file in the memory.