Multiple position rolling shutter imaging device

A method comprising:

• receiving, using at least one processor, an image from an imaging device configured to capture an image within a field of view using a rolling shutter that operates in a shutter direction, wherein the imaging device is coupled to an actuator configured to move the imaging device between a first orientation, wherein the shutter direction comprises a first direction, and a second orientation, wherein the shutter direction comprises a second direction that is different than the first direction;
• analyzing, using the at least one processor, the image to determine at least one image parameter;
• and
• causing, using the at least on processor, the actuator to rotate the imaging device between the first orientation and the second orientation based on the at least one image parameter.

An apparatus, comprising:

• an imaging device comprising a field of view that is asymmetric, the field of view comprising a first dimension that is less than and orthogonal to a second dimension, the imaging device configured to capture an image within the field of view using a rolling shutter that operates in a shutter direction that is parallel to the first dimension;
• a connector coupled to the imaging device;
• and
• an actuator coupled to the connector, the actuator configured to rotate the connector and the imaging device between:
• a first orientation, wherein the first dimension is parallel to a first direction, and
• a second orientation, wherein the first dimension is parallel to a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction.