1. A method of synchronizing an actively illuminated imaging system comprising: segmenting a scene into a plurality of scene portions comprising a first scene portion and a second scene portion; and sequentially illuminating the first scene portion and the second scene portion, wherein the first scene portion is illuminated when an imager is actively collecting photogenerated charge from the first scene portion, and the second scene portion is illuminated when the imager is actively collecting photogenerated charge from the second scene portion.