HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE FILM DIGITIZER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

Apparatus and a method for digitizing an image having a high dynamic range is disclosed. The apparatus includes a solid-state image sensor having at least two linear charge-coupled device arrays thereon. Means is provided to pass the image across the image sensor to be sensed by all of the arrays in a single pass. A light source is provided to direct light from the image onto the arrays. The arrays are provided with means to adjust the arrays so that at least one array is sensitive to low optical densities and at least one array is sensitive to high optical densities. The output signals from the arrays are feed to analog-to-digital converters to convert the signals therefrom to digital form. The digital signals are fed to a computer which combines the signals into a single signal corresponding to the image.