An image sensor, in particular a CMOS image sensor, for electronic cameras, comprising a plurality of light sensitive pixels arranged in rows (..., Z m-1, Z m) and columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,... or SP 1, SP 2,...); a number of output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4), wherein the columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,...) are divided into a plurality of consecutive column groups (S 1, S 2,...) each having the same number of columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,...), and the number of output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4) corresponds to the number of columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,...) of a column group (S 1, S 2,...); a switching device (11, 13, 15) to selectively switch the pixels of one of the rows (..., Z m-1, Z m) to the output amplifiers (V 1, V 2,..., V 4) column-group-wise, wherein the pixels of the respective selected column group (S 1, S 2,...) of a respective row (..., Z m-1, Z m) are switched in parallel with one another to the output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4); and a control device for controlling the switching device (11, 13, 15), wherein the image sensor is configured such that the order in which the pixels are switched to the output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4) differs from the order in which these pixels are arranged along a row (..., Z m-1, Z m) of the image sensor, and wherein the columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,...) of each column group (S 1, S 2,...) are associated with the output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4) in accordance with an association order, with mutually different association orders being provided for at least some of the column groups (S 1, S 2,...). a plurality of light sensitive pixels arranged in rows (..., Z m-1, Z m) and columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,... or SP 1, SP 2,...); a number of output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4), wherein the columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,...) are divided into a plurality of consecutive column groups (S 1, S 2,...) each having the same number of columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,...), and the number of output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4) corresponds to the number of columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,...) of a column group (S 1, S 2,...); a switching device (11, 13, 15) to selectively switch the pixels of one of the rows (..., Z m-1, Z m) to the output amplifiers (V 1, V 2,..., V 4) column-group-wise, wherein the pixels of the respective selected column group (S 1, S 2,...) of a respective row (..., Z m-1, Z m) are switched in parallel with one another to the output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4); and a control device for controlling the switching device (11, 13, 15), wherein the image sensor is configured such that the order in which the pixels are switched to the output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4) differs from the order in which these pixels are arranged along a row (..., Z m-1, Z m) of the image sensor, and wherein the columns (S 1-1,..., S 1-4, S 2-1,..., S 2-4,...) of each column group (S 1, S 2,...) are associated with the output amplifiers (V 1, V 2, V 3, V 4) in accordance with an association order, with mutually different association orders being provided for at least some of the column groups (S 1, S 2,...).