To provide multiple cameras oriented so that individual images captured by the cameras can be combined to form a panoramic image.

Each of the camera includes a lens having a focal length that corresponds to a field of view for the camera. The field of view for the camera overlaps fields of the view of each adjacent cameras. At least one of the cameras has a field of view that differs from fields of view of other cameras, in order to capture images at a greater distance from the camera system rather than images captured by the other cameras. As a result, a more uniform resolution is achieved across all images captured by the multiple cameras. A mirror assembly is utilized to reflect object images into the multiple cameras to achieve a near center of projection for the camera system.