1. A method for determining motion of an imaging device during acquisition of an image, the imaging device including an image sensor comprising a plurality of image element acquisition devices, the method implemented at least in part by a data processing system and comprising the steps of: instructing transmission of first image element signals from a first set of the image element acquisition devices comprising some, but not all of the plurality of image element acquisition devices; instructing transmission of second image element signals from a second set of the image element acquisition devices comprising some or all of the plurality of image element acquisition devices, and wherein one of the first image element signals and one of the second image element signals originate from a same image element acquisition device; receiving the first image element signals; receiving the second image element signals; determining motion of the imaging device based at least upon a comparison of the first image element signals and other received image element signals; storing information identifying the determined motion in a processor-accessible memory system; and assembling an image based at least upon (a) the information identifying the determined motion, and (b) at least some of the second image element signals.