A compound sensor imaging system having lenses moveable relative to one another and their respective detectors. The movement may be controlled by a computer. The patterns of movement may be provided by algorithms. The system may have numerous optical units or modules. Each module may have a lens and a sub-array of one or more detectors. There may be barriers between adjacent modules to reduce cross-talk. The lenses, barriers and detector sub-arrays may be of arrays aligned with one another and fabricated together as an assembly.