Abstract: A method and a system for forming an image of a scene are provided. The method includes capturing an image of the scene by exposing an image sensor to radiation from one part of the EM spectrum using one aperture and to radiation from another part of the EM spectrum using another aperture having a different size than the first aperture. Simultaneously with capturing the image, the scene is illuminated with radiation from the second part of the EM spectrum. The image is then formed on the basis of image data generated by the radiation from the first part of the EM spectrum and image data generated by radiation from the second part of the EM spectrum.

Abstract: A method and a system for processing multi-aperture image data is described wherein the method comprises: capturing image data associated of one or more objects by simultaneously exposing an image sensor in an imaging system to spectral energy associated with at least a first part of the electromagnetic spectrum using at least a first aperture and to spectral energy associated with at least a second part of the electromagnetic spectrum using at least a second aperture; generating first image data associated with said first part of the electromagnetic spectrum and second image data associated with said second part of the electro-magnetic spectrum; and, generating depth information associated with said captured image on the basis of first sharpness information in at least one area of said first image data and second sharpness information in at least one area of said second image data.