The present invention provides a display system 100 for displaying image data. The display system 100 comprises a light source 101; a spatial light modulator 102 including a plurality of controllablereflective elements; a light source controller 103, configured to control the light source 101 to emit, in each of a plurality of time intervals, light with a different illumination power level, wherein the time intervals have the same length; and a spatial light modulator controller 104, configured to activate, based on received image data, the plurality of controllable elements for at least oneof the time intervals for directing the light from the light source for display the image data. Accordingly, the frame rate and bandwidth of the display system 100 are increased significantly so as tobe suitable for the light-field applications.