A Charge Coupled Device sensor for capturing scene imagery, the CCD sensor comprising: a pixel array comprising: a first segment including a first plurality of pixels, the first segment configured to produce a first tap signal responsive to receipt of electromagnetic radiation from a scene to be imaged; a second segment including a second plurality of pixels, the second segment configured to produce a second tap signal responsive to receipt of the electromagnetic radiation from the scene; a region of interest including a portion of the first segment adjacent the second segment and a portion of the second segment adjacent the first segment; and a processor coupled to the first and second segments, the processor being configured to receive the first tap signal from the first segment and the second tap signal from the second segment, perform level correction on one of the first tap signal and the second tap signal based on a magnitude of the first tap signal and a magnitude of the second tap signal, and perform gain correction on one of the first tap signal and the second tap signal based on a comparison between a magnitude of the first tap signal corresponding to the region of interest and a magnitude of the second tap signal corresponding to the region of interest; wherein in performing the gain correction of the one of the first tap signal and the second tap signal the processor is configured to select pixel pairs, each pair including a pixel from the first segment within the region of interest and a pixel from the second segment within the region of interest, calculate a tap signal magnitude gradient for each pixel pair, and sum at least a portion of the tap signal magnitude gradients over the region of interest to generate an error term; and wherein the processor includes a Proportional-Integral-Derivative controller configured to generate a gain correction term based on the error term, and wherein the processor is further configured to adjust a gain of the one of the first tap signal and the second tap signal based on the gain correction term, wherein the processor is further configured to compare each tap signal magnitude gradient of each pixel pair to a gradient threshold, and to only sum tap signal magnitude gradients less than the gradient threshold to generate the error term. a first segment including a first plurality of pixels, the first segment configured to produce a first tap signal responsive to receipt of electromagnetic radiation from a scene to be imaged; a second segment including a second plurality of pixels, the second segment configured to produce a second tap signal responsive to receipt of the electromagnetic radiation from the scene; a region of interest including a portion of the first segment adjacent the second segment and a portion of the second segment adjacent the first segment; and a processor coupled to the first and second segments, the processor being configured to receive the first tap signal from the first segment and the second tap signal from the second segment, perform level correction on one of the first tap signal and the second tap signal based on a magnitude of the first tap signal and a magnitude of the second tap signal, and perform gain correction on one of the first tap signal and the second tap signal based on a comparison between a magnitude of the first tap signal corresponding to the region of interest and a magnitude of the second tap signal corresponding to the region of interest; wherein in performing the gain correction of the one of the first tap signal and the second tap signal the processor is configured to select pixel pairs, each pair including a pixel from the first segment within the region of interest and a pixel from the second segment within the region of interest, calculate a tap signal magnitude gradient for each pixel pair, and sum at least a portion of the tap signal magnitude gradients over the region of interest to generate an error term; and wherein the processor includes a Proportional-Integral-Derivative controller configured to generate a gain correction term based on the error term, and wherein the processor is further configured to adjust a gain of the one of the first tap signal and the second tap signal based on the gain correction term