Patent ID: 7940431

Claim:
An image scanner, comprising: a plurality of image sensors to detect optical image data by applying light from a light source to a document and receiving reflected light from the document and to output electric signals, the plurality of image sensors including a 4-line CCD sensor comprising a R (Red) color CCD sensor, a G (Green) color CCD sensor, a B (Blue) color CCD sensor, and a monochromatic CCD sensor; amplifiers to amplify the output electric signals of the plurality of image sensors; and a peak detection processing portion to set gain values of the amplifiers for the plurality of image sensors by detecting peak values of sensitivity of the plurality of image sensors, detecting the peak values of sensitivity of the plurality of image sensors by turning the light source on and then off, and the amplifiers amplifying the output electric signals output from the R (Red) color CCD sensor, G (Green) color CCD sensor, B (Blue) color CCD sensor by using the gain values for color electric signals and amplifying the output electric signal output from the monochromatic CCD sensor by using the gain value for monochromatic electric signal.