A
system and method for compensating for image distortions formed by the motion of a computerized camera
system mounted on a moving platform. The camera
system includes a camera, wherein the camera acquires a plurality of image frames including images of the environment viewed from within the
field of view of the camera. The
distortion is formed in the acquired
image frame, during and in between image acquisitions. During the
image acquisition the camera may be maneuvered in space, typically, in the pan and tilt axis. The method includes the steps of providing camera maneuvering signals, providing sensors for detecting other motions of the camera, computing the pre acquisition aggregated
motion vector of the camera, thereby determining the pre acquisition image
distortion, and compensating for the determined pre acquisition image
distortion by an equivalent vector, in a direction opposite to the direction of the pre acquisition aggregated
motion vector.