1. An apparatus comprising: a cartridge shaped to fit in a film chamber of a film-based camera, the cartridge including: an integrated circuit; and a flexible strip coupled to the cartridge, the flexible strip comprising a plurality of circuit groups thereon, wherein each of the plurality of circuit groups includes a plurality of circuit layers comprising an imaging array configured to capture an image projected through a shutter aperture of the film-based camera, and a storage configured to store a digital image corresponding to the captured image; wherein the flexible strip is configured to extend from the cartridge and detachably connect to a rotating take-up reel of the film-based camera and to be sequentially taken up onto the take-up reel after an image is captured.