We present an asymptotic description of local minimization problems, and of quasistatic and dynamic evolutions of discrete one-dimensional scaled Perona-Malik functionals. The scaling is chosen in such a way that these energies Γ-converge to the Mumford-Shah functional by a result by Morini and Negri. This continuum approximation still provides a good description of quasistatic and gradient-flow type evolutions, while it must be suitably corrected to maintain the pattern of local minima and to account for long-time evolution.
