1. A method for receiving fingerprint information, comprising: receiving a plurality of fingerprint element images at a plurality of signal conditioning settings; measuring an exposure of at least a first fingerprint element image to determine that at least a portion of the first fingerprint element image is inadequately exposed; in response to determining that at least a portion of the first fingerprint element image is inadequately exposed, combining at least a portion of a second fingerprint element image with at least a portion of the first fingerprint element image to generate a composite.