Image Sensor Architecture_WhitepaperImage Sensor Architectures for Digital Cinematography Regardless of the technology of image acquisition (CCD or CMOS), electronic image sensors must capture incoming light, convert it to electric signal, measure that signal, and output it to supporting electronics. Similarly, regardless of the technology of image acquisition, cinematographers can generally agree on a short list of capabilities that a capture medium needs in order to provide great images for big-screen feature films: capabilities such as Sensitivity, Exposure Latitude, Resolving Power, Color Fidelity, Frame Rate, and one we might call “Personality.” This paper will use such a list to evaluate image sensor technologies available for digital cinematography now and in the near future. Image Quality: Many Paths to Enlightenmen……