Photosensor array with multiple different sensor areas

A photosensor array has at least one row of photosensors (100, 102, 104) (200, 202, 204) with a first sensor size, and at least one row of photosensors (106) (206, 208, 210) with a second sensor size, with the two sizes being different. In a first example embodiment, each sensor in a row of sensors for white light (106) (206, 208, 210) has a smaller area than the sensors in other rows. For the first embodiment (figure 1), the native input sampling rate for luminance is greater than the native input sampling rate for color information. In a second example embodiment (figure 2), for every band of wavelengths being sensed, there are two rows of sensors, with one row having relatively small sensor areas and the other row having relatively large sensor areas. In the second example embodiment, the rows with relatively small sensor areas are used for high native input sampling rates, and the rows with relatively large sensor areas are used for high color accuracy.