Abstract: A mirror system includes a highly reflective coating which transmits some light, and a second coating applied on the highly reflective coating, wherein the second coating is subdivided into segments having a transmissivity that can be varied individually by electronic signals. A camera situated behind the highly reflective coating generates image data for light incident on the second coating, and a control unit uses the image data to control the transmissivity of the segments individually so that light reflected by the highly reflective coating through the segments does not exceed an adjustable brightness.

Abstract: A film scanner for a color original comprises a film stage having a slit-shaped opening, the slit-shaped opening generating an image of the color original when the color original is moving across the film stage while the slit-shaped opening is illuminated by a source of white light; a photosensitive sensor; and a spectrum-splitting element positioned between the film stage and the photosensitive sensor for dividing the image of the color original into its spectral components. The photosensitive sensor is oriented so that desired regions of the spectral components strike the photosensitive sensor. A process for scanning a color original is also disclosed.

Abstract: A focal plane plate for a high-resolution camera with light-sensitive semiconductor sensors, includes an electrically nonconductive material for accommodating housed light-sensitive semiconductor sensors. Adjustment elements are arranged on the focal plane plate at arrangement locations of the housings of the light-sensitive semiconductor sensors, or the focal plane plate is designed with the adjustment elements. The adjustment elements are capable of being adapted in a complementary fashion to the form of the housings in the top sides of the light-sensitive semiconductor sensors lying in a common plane.

Abstract: A method for archiving a master image, including the steps of pre-detecting a resolution of a master image which is at least one of a geometric, a radiometric and a spectral resolution, adaptively matching a resolution of an optical device to the pre-detected master image resolution such that the optical device resolution conforms with minimum resolution for an appropriate scanning theorem, scanning point values of the master image with the resolution from the matching step by the optical device having a photosensitive component, digitizing the point values of the master image from the scanning step, compressing the digitized point values, and storing the compressed point values.