Abstract: The invention relates to a stereo camera (1) for digital photogrammetry, comprising an input optical system (2) and optical detectors which are arranged in the focal plane (3) and whose output signals are processed in an evaluation device (6) to form image information, in which device from a multiplicity of optical detectors in the focal plane (3) in each case at least two of the optical detectors can be driven together as a function of advance information, stored in a storage medium, from the object to be photographed in order to set a desired stereo angle.

Abstract: A method for archiving a master image, including the steps of pre-detecting a resolution of a master image which is at least one of a geometric, a radiometric and a spectral resolution, adaptively matching a resolution of an optical device to the pre-detected master image resolution such that the optical device resolution conforms with minimum resolution for an appropriate scanning theorem, scanning point values of the master image with the resolution from the matching step by the optical device having a photosensitive component, digitizing the point values of the master image from the scanning step, compressing the digitized point values, and storing the compressed point values.