The present invention relates to a capacitive fingerprint sensing device for sensing a fingerprint pattern of a finger the capacitive fingerprint sensor comprising a plurality of sensing elements each including: a protective dielectric top layer to be touched by the fingeran electrically conductive sensing structure arranged underneath the top layercharge measuring circuitry connected to the sensing structure for sequentially transitioning between at least a first measurement state and a second measurement state to perform a measurement sequence resulting in an output signal from the charge measuring circuitry being indicative of a change of a charge carried by the sensing structure resulting from a change in a potential difference between the finger and the sensing structure and timing circuitry connected to the charge measuring circuitry for controlling a timing of at least one of the measurement states.
