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This paper describes a novel readout integrated circuit (ROIC) for a photoresistive image sensor array incorporating wheatstone bridge configuration with a variable-gain switched-capacitor amplifier. A 12-bit R-2R ladder digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is used for on-chip calibration. The bias voltage of the bridge is supplied by an on-chip DAC and made programmable between 0 to 1.8 Volts for ROIC performance optimization. This image sensor and ROIC system is intended to be used as an endoscope camera which demands strict silicon area and low power consumption requirements. A sample 1×16 line sensor is used for proof of concept. The ROIC is designed for the target of 30 frames per second output data rate for a 400×1 line sensor. This work focuses on the analog signal processing chain of the ROIC. The column-wise design makes the ROIC scalable for larger image sensor sizes. The nominal (base …