A contactless biometric data collection device comprising: - an image capture device configured to capture whole handprint images of a subject hand in any of a range of positions and at each of a plurality of different focal distances, wherein the image capture device comprises: - an imaging camera configured to capture each of the whole handprint images as a single-shot image, with each of the handprint images being captured at a first image resolution level; - an electro-optics arrangement positioned between the hand and the imaging camera, the electro-optics arrangement including a plurality of light modulating elements and polarization sensitive optical elements having an optical path length that changes with different polarization states, so as to provide for capture of the handprint images at each of the plurality of different focal distances; and - a control system coupled to the image capture device, the control system being configured to: - cause the image capture device to capture the single-shot handprint images at each of the plurality of different focal distances, each handprint image having a depth-of-focus that overlaps with a depth-of-focus of handprint images at adjacent focal distances such that redundant handprint image data is captured, wherein lateral image shifts are introduced by the polarization sensitive optical elements, the lateral image shifts comprising sub-pixel shifts between single-shot handprint images captured at the plurality of different focal distances; - register each single-shot handprint image so as to create pixel correspondence between the handprint images and between portions of the hand; - determine a 3D shape of the hand; - input the plurality of handprint images at the different focal distances, the registration information, and the 3D shape of the hand into a super-resolution algorithm; - generate a composite image from the super-resolution algorithm, such that the spatial resolution of the composite image is increased from the first image resolution level of the single-shot handprint images to a second image resolution level, which is higher than the first image resolution level. - an image capture device configured to capture whole handprint images of a subject hand in any of a range of positions and at each of a plurality of different focal distances, wherein the image capture device comprises: - an imaging camera configured to capture each of the whole handprint images as a single-shot image, with each of the handprint images being captured at a first image resolution level; - an electro-optics arrangement positioned between the hand and the imaging camera, the electro-optics arrangement including a plurality of light modulating elements and polarization sensitive optical elements having an optical path length that changes with different polarization states, so as to provide for capture of the handprint images at each of the plurality of different focal distances; and - a control system coupled to the image capture device, the control system being configured to: - cause the image capture device to capture the single-shot handprint images at each of the plurality of different focal distances, each handprint image having a depth-of-focus that overlaps with a depth-of-focus of handprint images at adjacent focal distances such that redundant handprint image data is captured, wherein lateral image shifts are introduced by the polarization sensitive optical elements, the lateral image shifts comprising sub-pixel shifts between single-shot handprint images captured at the plurality of different focal distances; - register each single-shot handprint image so as to create pixel correspondence between the handprint images and between portions of the hand; - determine a 3D shape of the hand; - input the plurality of handprint images at the different focal distances, the registration information, and the 3D shape of the hand into a super-resolution algorithm; - generate a composite image from the super-resolution algorithm, such that the spatial resolution of the composite image is increased from the first image resolution level of the single-shot handprint images to a second image resolution level, which is higher than the first image resolution level.