The invention discloses a remote medical image digital collecting device and the method. A framework 8-3 of an imaging instrument 8 is provided with a fixed pedestal 4 and an upright post 3; the upper end is provided with an adjustable collecting frame 1; the front end is provided with a horizontal instrument 6, a digital camera 7, configuring a USB data port. A backlight board 8-2 of the imaging instrument is provided with a lighting tube 8-1 with an effective lightening area of 435*370 mm<2>, a vertical adjusting distance of 200 to 600 mm. The illumination of the centre point of the imaging instrument is above 2500 cd/m<2>, arranging CT, MRI and X lens to adjust the horizontal vertical distance of the digital camera 7, being inputted into the computer through the USB data port 7-1. The invention is applied with the view picture medical image, and the collection, storage and transmission of document, with the advantages of low equipment investment, rapid collecting speed, clear image and convenient operation. The invention is suitable for a village health center, a community service center and a second first-class hospital for developing remote medicine. The invention is also suitable for the collection, storage and transmission of various documents in other fields.