Patent ID: 8791984

Claim:
A system for imaging a scene, comprising an optical head having a plurality of digital imaging sensors, wherein: each digital imaging sensor of the plurality of digital imaging sensors generates image data, the plurality of digital imaging sensors includes a first digital imaging sensor having a first field of view and a second digital imaging sensor having a second field of view, and the plurality of digital imaging sensors is arranged such that the first field of view of the first digital imaging sensor at least partially overlaps the second field of view of the second digital imaging sensor; a processor connected to the optical head and having circuitry for receiving image data from each digital imaging sensor in the plurality of digital imaging sensors, wherein the processor is configured for: determining a first exposure value for the first imaging sensor and a second exposure value for the second imaging sensor, determining, based on the first and second exposure values, a plurality of interpolated exposure values, wherein each interpolated exposure value of the plurality of interpolated exposure values corresponds to a column of photosensitive elements disposed between the center of the first imaging sensor and the center of the second imaging sensor, modifying a first image corresponding to the first imaging sensor and a second image corresponding to the second imaging sensor based on the plurality of interpolated exposure values, and generating an output digital image based on at least the modified first and second images; and an analog communication port for converting the output digital image into an analog data stream suitable for delivery over an analog data path.