Camera system with rotating mirror

An image system (10) configured to record a scanned image (40) of an area (12). The system (10) includes a single two-dimensional (2D) imager (16) and a rotatable mirror (20). The 2D imager (16) is formed of a two-dimensional (2D) array of light detectors. The 2D imager (16) is operable in a line-scan mode effective to individually sequence an activated line of light detectors at a time. The rotatable mirror (20) is configured to rotate about an axis (24) parallel to a plane (26) defined by the rotatable mirror (20). The rotation is effective to vary an angle (28) of the rotatable mirror (20) to pan a projected image (30) of the area (12) across the 2D imager (16). The angle (28) of the rotatable mirror (20) and the activated line of the 2D imager (16) are synchronized such that the scanned image (40) recorded by the 2D imager (16) is inverted with respect to the projected image (30).