A method for obtaining image data from an image sensor array comprising the steps of: a) providing an image sensor array having panchromatic pixels P, first color pixels R, second color pixels G, and third color pixels B, wherein the pixels are arranged with the following minimal repeating unit: P G P R G P R P P B P G B P G P wherein the minimal repeating unit is defined such that no other repeating unit in the image sensor array has fewer pixels, wherein the image sensor array has first and second subsets of the panchromatic pixels (316A, 316C) for integrating charge and first and second subsets of the color pixels for integrating charge (316B, 316D), wherein the first subset of the panchromatic pixels includes the panchromatic pixels located in the first and third columns of the first and third rows of the minimal repeating unit, wherein the second subset of the panchromatic pixels includes the panchromatic pixels located in the second and fourth columns of the second and fourth rows of the minimal repeating unit, wherein the first subset of the color pixels includes the color pixels located in the first and third columns of the second and fourth rows of the minimal repeating unit, wherein the second subset of the color pixels includes the color pixels located in the second and fourth columns of the first and third rows of the minimal repeating unit; b)(i) reading pixel charge to produce pixel signals from the first subset of the panchromatic pixels while exposing the other subsets of pixels included in the image sensor array, and digitizing and storing the signals from the first subset of the panchromatic pixels; b)(ii) reading pixel charge to produce pixel signals from the second subset of the panchromatic pixels while exposing the other subsets of pixels included in the image sensor array, and digitizing and storing the signals from the second subset of the panchromatic pixels; c)(i) reading pixel charge to produce pixel signals from the first subset of the color pixels while exposing the other subsets of pixels included in the image sensor array, and digitizing and storing signals from the first subset of the second component of the color pixels; c)(ii) reading pixel charge to produce pixel signals from the second subset of the color pixels while exposing the other subsets of pixels included in the image sensor array, and digitizing and storing signals from the second subset of the second component of the color pixels; wherein reading out pixel charge in steps b)(i), b(ii), c)(i) and c)(ii) is accomplished using an electronic rolling shutter sequence; wherein the first and second subsets of the panchromatic pixels is exposed to light from the scene for a different length of time than the first and second subsets of the color pixels such that the first and second subsets of the panchromatic pixels is read out more frequently than the first and second subsets of the color pixels. a) providing an image sensor array having panchromatic pixels P, first color pixels R, second color pixels G, and third color pixels B, wherein the pixels are arranged with the following minimal repeating unit: P G P R G P R P P B P G B P G P wherein the minimal repeating unit is defined such that no other repeating unit in the image sensor array has fewer pixels, wherein the image sensor array has first and second subsets of the panchromatic pixels (316A, 316C) for integrating charge and first and second subsets of the color pixels for integrating charge (316B, 316D), wherein the first subset of the panchromatic pixels includes the panchromatic pixels located in the first and third columns of the first and third rows of the minimal repeating unit, wherein the second subset of the panchromatic pixels includes the panchromatic pixels located in the second and fourth columns of the second and fourth rows of the minimal repeating unit, wherein the first subset of the color pixels includes the color pixels located in the first and third columns of the second and fourth rows of the minimal repeating unit, wherein the second subset of the color pixels includes the color pixels located in the second and fourth columns of the first and third rows of the minimal repeating unit; b)(i) reading pixel charge to produce pixel signals from the first subset of the panchromatic pixels while exposing the other subsets of pixels included in the image sensor array, and digitizing and storing the signals from the first subset of the panchromatic pixels; b)(ii) reading pixel charge to produce pixel signals from the second subset of the panchromatic pixels while exposing the other subsets of pixels included in the image sensor array, and digitizing and storing the signals from the second subset of the panchromatic pixels; c)(i) reading pixel charge to produce pixel signals from the first subset of the color pixels while exposing the other subsets of pixels included in the image sensor array, and digitizing and storing signals from the first subset of the second component of the color pixels; c)(ii) reading pixel charge to produce pixel signals from the second subset of the color pixels while exposing the other subsets of pixels included in the image sensor array, and digitizing and storing signals from the second subset of the second component of the color pixels;