Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming an image of an object, entailing the illumination of the object, and the detection of light from an area in which the object is located and, based on the detected light, the formation of the image, wherein illumination of the object takes place by distinguishing picture elements in an imaging plane or space, wherein portions of the object corresponding to said picture elements are illuminated for a length of time until for each individual picture element a predetermined first threshold value of the detected light output is reached, wherein also for each individual pixel a corresponding exposure time is registered, and wherein subsequently the image is constructed by determining for each individual pixel a calculated light output value, which depends on at least one predetermined illumination parameter.