A system for digital imaging in an ambient light deficient environment comprising: an imaging sensor comprising an array of pixels for sensing electromagnetic radiation; an endoscope for accessing the ambient light deficient environment; a hand piece attached to said endoscope and wherein said endoscope is maneuvered by manipulation of the hand piece; a control unit comprising a processor and wherein said control unit is in electrical communication with the imaging sensor; an emitter configured to emit a plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation, wherein each of the plurality of pulses emits a partition of the electromagnetic spectrum; wherein the emitter is configured to emit a plurality of differing partitions; and a controller configured to coordinate the emitter and the imaging sensor in order to produce a digital video stream; wherein the emitter is electronically coupled to the imaging sensor through the controller such that emitter emits electromagnetic radiation during a blanking period of the imaging sensor; wherein the controller controls the imaging sensor with a repeating pattern of n frames in the digital video stream, wherein n is more than 2, wherein the repeating pattern comprises frames with different blanking times; wherein the imaging sensor comprises optical black pixels corresponding to pixel rows in the array of pixels covered with a light shield, wherein the optical black pixels comprise optical black front pixel rows and optical black back pixel rows; and wherein the pulse of electromagnetic radiation comprises a duration, wherein the duration of the pulse of electromagnetic radiation begins during the blanking period of the imaging sensor and terminates during the blanking period of the imaging sensor, wherein the blanking period comprises a period of reading the optical black back pixel rows and the optical black front pixel rows of the next succeeding frame. an imaging sensor comprising an array of pixels for sensing electromagnetic radiation; an endoscope for accessing the ambient light deficient environment; a hand piece attached to said endoscope and wherein said endoscope is maneuvered by manipulation of the hand piece; a control unit comprising a processor and wherein said control unit is in electrical communication with the imaging sensor; an emitter configured to emit a plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation, wherein each of the plurality of pulses emits a partition of the electromagnetic spectrum; wherein the emitter is configured to emit a plurality of differing partitions; and a controller configured to coordinate the emitter and the imaging sensor in order to produce a digital video stream; wherein the emitter is electronically coupled to the imaging sensor through the controller such that emitter emits electromagnetic radiation during a blanking period of the imaging sensor; wherein the controller controls the imaging sensor with a repeating pattern of n frames in the digital video stream, wherein n is more than 2, wherein the repeating pattern comprises frames with different blanking times; wherein the imaging sensor comprises optical black pixels corresponding to pixel rows in the array of pixels covered with a light shield, wherein the optical black pixels comprise optical black front pixel rows and optical black back pixel rows; and wherein the pulse of electromagnetic radiation comprises a duration, wherein the duration of the pulse of electromagnetic radiation begins during the blanking period of the imaging sensor and terminates during the blanking period of the imaging sensor, wherein the blanking period comprises a period of reading the optical black back pixel rows and the optical black front pixel rows of the next succeeding frame. <EOS>