Reconfigurable Multi-Mode Camera

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• accessing, by a computer, first image data captured by a first optical sensor of a reconfigurable imaging device, wherein the first optical sensor is disposed on a first platform of the reconfigurable imaging device;
• accessing, by the computer, second image data captured by a second optical sensor of the reconfigurable imaging device, wherein the second optical sensor is disposed on a second platform of the reconfigurable imaging device;
• selecting, by the computer, an operational state of the reconfigurable imaging device from a monoscopic state and a stereoscopic state, wherein the operational state is selected based on operational data indicative of an arrangement of the first platform and the second platform, and wherein the arrangement is formed based on a pivotal connector that is connected with the first platform and the second platform and that is configured to pivot the first platform and the second platform;
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• generating, by the computer, a monoscopic image or a stereoscopic image from the first image data and the second image data based on the operational state.

An imaging system comprising:

• a first platform;
• a first optical sensor disposed on the first platform;
• a second platform;
• a second optical sensor disposed on the second platform;
• a pivotal connector connected with the first platform and the second platform, wherein the pivotal connector is configured to pivot the first platform and the second platform, wherein an arrangement of the first platform and the second platform is formed based on a pivoting by the pivotal connector of the first platform and the second platform;
• a processor;
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• a memory storing computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause the imaging system to:
• select an operational state of the imaging system based on the arrangement of the first platform and the second platform, and
• generate an image from first image data and second image data based on the operational state, wherein the first image data is captured by the first optical sensor, and wherein the second image data is captured by the second optical sensor.