A medical imaging system comprising a first endoscope including a first distal end, a first video camera and a first light source, the first video camera having a first field of view from the first distal end, a first image sensor continuously sensing video frame images of the first field of view and a first frame memory capable of collecting sensed video frame images, the first light source being capable of illuminating the first field of view from the distal end of the first endoscope, the first light source including a first mode providing direct lighting; a second endoscope including a second distal end, a second video camera and a second light source, the second video camera having a second field of view from the second distal end, a second image sensor continuously sensing video frame images of the second field of view and a second frame memory capable of collecting sensed video frame images, the second light source being capable of illuminating the second field of view from the second distal end of the second endoscope, the second light source including the first mode providing direct lighting; a control system including a data link between the first and second endoscopes, the control system configured to control each of the first and second frame memories for collection or discard of the sensed video frame images of the first and second fields of view, respectively, to synchronize the first and second frame memories for collection of the frame images alternately of the first and second fields of view and synchronizing the first and second light sources for first mode illumination alternately of the first and second fields of view, the first mode of the first light source being deactivated when the image sensor of the second video camera is sensing video frame images selected to be collected by the frame memory of the second endoscope and the first mode of the second light source being deactivated when the image sensor of the first video camera is sensing video frame images selected to be collected by the frame memory of the first endoscope. a first endoscope including a first distal end, a first video camera and a first light source, the first video camera having a first field of view from the first distal end, a first image sensor continuously sensing video frame images of the first field of view and a first frame memory capable of collecting sensed video frame images, the first light source being capable of illuminating the first field of view from the distal end of the first endoscope, the first light source including a first mode providing direct lighting; a second endoscope including a second distal end, a second video camera and a second light source, the second video camera having a second field of view from the second distal end, a second image sensor continuously sensing video frame images of the second field of view and a second frame memory capable of collecting sensed video frame images, the second light source being capable of illuminating the second field of view from the second distal end of the second endoscope, the second light source including the first mode providing direct lighting; a control system including a data link between the first and second endoscopes, the control system configured to control each of the first and second frame memories for collection or discard of the sensed video frame images of the first and second fields of view, respectively, to synchronize the first and second frame memories for collection of the frame images alternately of the first and second fields of view and synchronizing the first and second light sources for first mode illumination alternately of the first and second fields of view, the first mode of the first light source being deactivated when the image sensor of the second video camera is sensing video frame images selected to be collected by the frame memory of the second endoscope and the first mode of the second light source being deactivated when the image sensor of the first video camera is sensing video frame images selected to be collected by the frame memory of the first endoscope.