An omnidirectional monitoring control system includes an omnidirectional
camera for taking an omnidirectional image over a viewing angle of a
maximum of 360 degrees; at least one zoom camera for performing
positional control and magnification ratio control; a control section for
rotating the omnidirectional image about a central axis of the
omnidirectional image at a prescribed angle such that an apparent
reference position of the omnidirectional camera is matched with an
apparent reference position for driving the at least one zoom camera, and
driving the at least one zoom camera to allow a prescribed monitoring
position of omnidirectional image data obtained by the rotation to be
photographed by the at least one zoom camera; and a display section for
displaying the omnidirectional image taken by the omnidirectional camera
and a zoom image taken by the at least one zoom camera.