The invention discloses a computing imaging system and method. The computing imaging system comprises: a CCD camera with a single lens, a data communication interface, a first controller, a memory anda second controller; the data communication interface is connected to the CCD camera; the first controller is connected to the data communication interface; the memory is connected to the first controller; and the second controller is connected to the first controller and the memory separately. The invention simplifies the optical-mechanical structure of an existing front lens through the above arrangement, and does not need to use a computer for image restoration; therefore, overall light-weight trend is realized, and recovery accuracy is improved.