An image sensing apparatus (100) has a light sensitive area(110) and a control unit (120). The light sensitive area (110) registersimage data in response to an incoming amount of light,and is operable in an active mode (ActM) wherein image data(D img) can be read out there from as well as in a standby mode(StdBM) wherein image data (D img) cannot be read out. Thecontrol unit (120) produces a control signal (Ctrl) setting thelight sensitive area (110) to operate in the active mode (ActM)and the standby mode (StdBM) respectively in a cyclic mannerduring an operation period (t op), which preferably encompassesmultiple data frame (DF) read-outs of image data (D img) from thelight sensitive area (110).
