Patent ID: 7728272

Claim:
A method for operating a sensor array having a plurality of photoelectric converter elements, wherein each converter element generates a content corresponding to light incident thereon over an exposure time period in which the converter element is exposed to the light, the method comprising: arranging the converter elements into at least first and second image regions such that the first image region includes at least one of the converter elements and the second image region includes at least one other of the converter elements; resetting each converter element at an initial time such that the contents of the converter elements are cleared; exposing the converter elements to receive light for a first exposure time period after the initial time; interrupting the exposure of the converter elements to the light for a first interruption time period after the first exposure time period; reading the content of each converter element in the first image region during the first interruption time period; and exposing the converter elements to receive the light for a second exposure time period after the first interruption time period; wherein the exposing, interrupting, and reading steps performed from the beginning of the first exposure time period to the end of the second exposure time period are performed without resetting the converter elements.