1. An integrated digital video apparatus comprising: a cover with a plurality of digital video cameras located thereon; said cameras being grouped into a plurality of processing groups, each of said cameras belonging to one of said processing groups; said processing groups including a control camera and a one or more surrounding cameras; digital signal processors corresponding to said cameras; said control camera for each said processing group providing video representing an independent viewpoint, said one or more surrounding cameras in each processing group providing a corresponding number of dependent viewpoints surrounding said independent viewpoint; and a controller receiving the output of said digital signal processors for one of said processing groups, and applying a video coding scheme to only said independent viewpoint to provide a coded central image, and deriving prediction data on the images of said dependent viewpoints based on said coded central image.