An imaging assembly (200, 300) comprising: a platform having a target region (210, 310); a camera and lens module (202, 302) comprising a camera (204, 304) and a lens (206, 306), the camera and lens module (202, 302) having an optical path (216, 316) with a focal plane in the target region (210, 310); a mirror (208, 308) mounted along a first axis normal to the target region (210, 310) and movable along said first axis; the camera and lens module (202, 302) mounted along a second axis normal to said first axis, the camera and lens module (202, 302) being movable in a direction within a plane normal to the plane of the target region (210, 310) and movable along said second axis; wherein said first axis comprises a first portion (212, 312) of the optical path (216, 316) between the target region (210, 310) and the center of the mirror (208, 308), wherein said second axis comprises a second portion (214, 314) of the optical path (216, 316) between the center of the mirror (208, 308) and the camera and lens module (202, 302), and wherein the optical path (216, 316) is the sum of the first portion (212, 312) and the second portion (214, 314); the camera and lens module (202, 302) being directed at the mirror (208, 308) such that the optical path of the camera and lens module (202, 302) has the focal plane in the target region (210, 310), wherein the optical path (216, 316) with a focal plane in the target region (210, 310) has a length of between 20 cm to 50 cm; the mirror (208, 308) and camera and lens module (202, 302) being synchronously movable in a direction normal to the plane of the target region (210, 310) such that movement of the mirror (208, 308) and camera and lens module (202, 302) changes a field of view within the focal plane; and the lens (206, 306) being a prime lens having a fixed focal length. a platform having a target region (210, 310); a camera and lens module (202, 302) comprising a camera (204, 304) and a lens (206, 306), the camera and lens module (202, 302) having an optical path (216, 316) with a focal plane in the target region (210, 310); a mirror (208, 308) mounted along a first axis normal to the target region (210, 310) and movable along said first axis; the camera and lens module (202, 302) mounted along a second axis normal to said first axis, the camera and lens module (202, 302) being movable in a direction within a plane normal to the plane of the target region (210, 310) and movable along said second axis; wherein said first axis comprises a first portion (212, 312) of the optical path (216, 316) between the target region (210, 310) and the center of the mirror (208, 308), wherein said second axis comprises a second portion (214, 314) of the optical path (216, 316) between the center of the mirror (208, 308) and the camera and lens module (202, 302), and wherein the optical path (216, 316) is the sum of the first portion (212, 312) and the second portion (214, 314); the camera and lens module (202, 302) being directed at the mirror (208, 308) such that the optical path of the camera and lens module (202, 302) has the focal plane in the target region (210, 310), wherein the optical path (216, 316) with a focal plane in the target region (210, 310) has a length of between 20 cm to 50 cm; the mirror (208, 308) and camera and lens module (202, 302) being synchronously movable in a direction normal to the plane of the target region (210, 310) such that movement of the mirror (208, 308) and camera and lens module (202, 302) changes a field of view within the focal plane; and the lens (206, 306) being a prime lens having a fixed focal length.