Fecha de publicación: 17/07/1986 Fuente: WIPO "honey" A high resolution image detection and processing method and system use imaging devices (10) which generate analogue output signals that are representative of the energy distribution in the focal plane of the lens systems of the devices (10). These output signals are converted into digital format and stored in a random access memory (16). The data in the memory (16) is used by an image acquisition system (17), controlled by a microprocessor (21), and containing an image processing controller (18), to generate required images that are displayed on a monitor (20). The output signals of the imaging devices (10) may also be recorded in a video recorder (14). Wide angle surveillance systems are constructed using a plurality of imaging devices (10) mounted to have overlapping fields of view, or using an imaging device incorporating a fish-eye lens.