A system for 3D active illuminated imaging, the system comprising: a first active imaging camera (102-1) being an active 3D imaging camera including at least one illuminator; a second active imaging camera (102-2); a precision timing control block in communication with the first active imaging camera (102-1) and the second active imaging camera (102-2); and one or more memory devices (108-1, 108-2) in communication with the first active imaging camera (102-1) and the second active imaging camera (102-2); wherein the timing control block is configured to control frame timing of the first active imaging camera (102-1) and the frame timing of the second active imaging camera (102-2) with a synchronization precision of < 10 microseconds by: beginning a first integration time of the first active imaging camera, ending the first integration time of the first active imaging camera, beginning a readout of the first active imaging camera to memory after ending the first integration time, beginning a second integration time of the second active imaging camera after ending the first integration time of the first active imaging camera and concurrently with the readout of the first active imaging camera, ending the readout of the first active imaging camera, and ending the first integration time of the second active imaging camera before beginning a new integration time of the first active imaging camera. a first active imaging camera (102-1) being an active 3D imaging camera including at least one illuminator; a second active imaging camera (102-2); a precision timing control block in communication with the first active imaging camera (102-1) and the second active imaging camera (102-2); and one or more memory devices (108-1, 108-2) in communication with the first active imaging camera (102-1) and the second active imaging camera (102-2); wherein the timing control block is configured to control frame timing of the first active imaging camera (102-1) and the frame timing of the second active imaging camera (102-2) with a synchronization precision of < 10 microseconds by: beginning a first integration time of the first active imaging camera, ending the first integration time of the first active imaging camera, beginning a readout of the first active imaging camera to memory after ending the first integration time, beginning a second integration time of the second active imaging camera after ending the first integration time of the first active imaging camera and concurrently with the readout of the first active imaging camera, ending the readout of the first active imaging camera, and ending the first integration time of the second active imaging camera before beginning a new integration time of the first active imaging camera. beginning a first integration time of the first active imaging camera, ending the first integration time of the first active imaging camera, beginning a readout of the first active imaging camera to memory after ending the first integration time, beginning a second integration time of the second active imaging camera after ending the first integration time of the first active imaging camera and concurrently with the readout of the first active imaging camera, ending the readout of the first active imaging camera, and ending the first integration time of the second active imaging camera before beginning a new integration time of the first active imaging camera. <EOS>