Hybrid Camera Sensor for Night Vision and Day Color Vision

A method for forming an image of a scene, said method comprising forming an image of said scene on an imaging array comprising:

• a low-light imaging array comprising:
• a plurality of rows and columns of low-light pixels;
• and
• a low-light processor comprising a plurality of low-light bit lines, each low-light pixel in each column of low-light pixels being connected to one of said low-light bit lines corresponding to that column of low-light pixels;
• and
• a color imaging array comprising:
• a plurality of rows and columns of color pixels;
• and
• a color processor comprising a plurality of color bit lines, each color pixel in each column of color pixels being connected to one of said color bit lines corresponding to that column of color pixels,
• wherein each low-light pixel comprises a photodiode that is characterized by a first area and wherein each color pixel comprises a photodiode that is characterized by a second area, said second area being less than said first area;
• and
• reading out said low-light imaging array or said color imaging array.