Imaging device

An imaging device comprising

• an image memory for storing images,
• a lenslet array with four lenses,
• at least one sensor array,
• an image capturing subsystem of a first type comprising a lens arrangement, configured to produce images, the lens arrangement of the image capturing subsystem of a first type device comprising three lenses from the lenslet array, and a sensor array,
• an image capturing subsystem of a second type comprising a lens arrangement, having optical or light gathering properties different from the subsystem of first type, configured to produce an image, the lens arrangement of the image capturing subsystem of a second type device comprising at least one lens from the lenslet array, and a sensor array, and
• a controller configured to select the subsystem with which an image is to be taken and to capture and store an image only with the selected subsystem.

A method comprising:

• collecting first image data via an image capturing subsystem of a first type comprised of three lenses from a lenslet array and a portion of a sensor array;
• collecting second image data via an image capturing subsystem of a second type comprised of a fourth lens from the lenslet array and a portion of the sensor array having optical or light gathering properties different from the subsystem of the first type, wherein the first and second image data correspond to the same image;
• selecting the subsystem with which to capture the image;
• capturing the image with only one subsystem;
• and
• storing the captured image in an image memory.