Apparatus for presenting a stereoscopic image to a viewer, the apparatus comprising:a stereoscopic video system comprising: first and second image sensors for acquiring, respectively, first and second images of a scenea display system for displaying the first image to the first eye of the viewer and the second image to the second eye of the viewer andparallax adjusting means for adjusting the parallax between the first and second images.A method for presenting a stereoscopic image to a viewer, the method comprising:providing a stereoscopic video system comprising: first and second image sensors for acquiring, respectively, first and second images of a scenea display system for displaying the first image to the first eye of the viewer and the second image to the second eye of the viewer andparallax adjusting means for adjusting the parallax between the first and second images andoperating the stereoscopic video system so as to provide a stereoscopic image to the user wherein parallax has been adjusted.