1. An imaging system for obtaining a wide field of view comprising: a plurality of imaging devices each having a defined field of view and each of the imaging devices having a mechanism for capturing an image at a selected time instant; apparatus for positioning the plurality of imaging devices such that the field of view of each device overlaps the field of view of each adjacent device; a control module for simultaneously actuating each of the imaging devices for capturing an image within the field of view of all devices concurrently; and means for combining the images from each of the devices to produce a wide field of view image.