1. A device for scanning an image of an object, comprising: a controlled transparency film configured to control the passage of light therethrough, wherein the controlled transparency film is modulated to apply a series of filters on the light passing therethrough; a plurality of light detectors configured to measure light passing through the controlled transparency film, wherein the light detectors are sampled in accordance with the application of the filters, such that the samples of measured light represent transform coefficients of the scanned image of the object and a backlight source configured to strobe in accordance with the sampling of the light detectors, wherein each backlight strobe passes through the controlled transparency film to the object being scanned, such that a reflection of the strobe by the object passes back through the controlled transparency film to be detected by the detectors.