An apparatus for controlling operation of a color multiple sensor pixel image sensor includes a row control circuit in communication with rows of the array of plurality of color multiple sensor pixel image sensors. The control apparatus generates reset control signals, transfer gating signals, and row selecting signals for control the integration of photoelectrons generated from the light impinging upon the array of color multiple sensor pixel image sensors and charge transfer of the photoelectrons by the plurality of transfer switches between the photosensing devices and from the photosensing devices to the combined photosensing and charge storage device. The control apparatus provides the row selecting signals for sequentially selecting rows of the plurality of color multiple sensor pixel image sensors such that output signals from each of the color multiple sensor pixel image sensors on a selected row are transferred for detection.