An image sensor - having a matrix of pixels - for generating a resulting image with a higher dynamic range from the capture of 2 original images, wherein - the pixels of the image sensor are formed as demodulation pixels - each having - a conversion region for generating charge carriers from the received radiation, - a separation device for the temporal separation of the generated charge carriers into 2 charge carrier currents, - a storage device having 2 memories for the separate storage of the charge carriers of the 2 charge carrier currents, and - a read-out device for converting the stored charge carriers into electrical signals, - wherein the separation device is configured to - carry out the separation of the charge carriers generated in one period into 2 different time periods, characterised in that - a selection device is provided, - for selecting one of the 2 memories - according to the degree of saturation of one of the two memories with charges of the relevant charge current of the two charge carrier currents - to calculate a value for a pixel point in the resulting image in order to select the memory which allows the higher dynamic range. - having a matrix of pixels - for generating a resulting image with a higher dynamic range from the capture of 2 original images, wherein - the pixels of the image sensor are formed as demodulation pixels - each having - a conversion region for generating charge carriers from the received radiation, - a separation device for the temporal separation of the generated charge carriers into 2 charge carrier currents, - a storage device having 2 memories for the separate storage of the charge carriers of the 2 charge carrier currents, and - a read-out device for converting the stored charge carriers into electrical signals, - a conversion region for generating charge carriers from the received radiation, - a separation device for the temporal separation of the generated charge carriers into 2 charge carrier currents, - a storage device having 2 memories for the separate storage of the charge carriers of the 2 charge carrier currents, and - a read-out device for converting the stored charge carriers into electrical signals, - wherein the separation device is configured to - carry out the separation of the charge carriers generated in one period into 2 different time periods, characterised in that - a selection device is provided, - for selecting one of the 2 memories - according to the degree of saturation of one of the two memories with charges of the relevant charge current of the two charge carrier currents - to calculate a value for a pixel point in the resulting image in order to select the memory which allows the higher dynamic range. - carry out the separation of the charge carriers generated in one period into 2 different time periods, characterised in that - a selection device is provided, - for selecting one of the 2 memories - according to the degree of saturation of one of the two memories with charges of the relevant charge current of the two charge carrier currents - to calculate a value for a pixel point in the resulting image in order to select the memory which allows the higher dynamic range. - a selection device is provided, - for selecting one of the 2 memories - according to the degree of saturation of one of the two memories with charges of the relevant charge current of the two charge carrier currents - to calculate a value for a pixel point in the resulting image in order to select the memory which allows the higher dynamic range. - for selecting one of the 2 memories - according to the degree of saturation of one of the two memories with charges of the relevant charge current of the two charge carrier currents - to calculate a value for a pixel point in the resulting image in order to select the memory which allows the higher dynamic range.