1. A hand held bar code reading device for reading bar code symbols under specular reflection read conditions, said hand held bar code reading device comprising: (a) a solid state image sensor array having a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels being formed in a plurality of rows of pixels, wherein a first subset of pixels include monochrome pixels without light polarizing filter elements and a second subset of said pixels are light polarizing pixels that include light polarizing filter elements that attenuate incident light rays; (b) an imaging lens focusing an image onto said solid state image sensor array; (c) a hand held housing encapsulating said imaging lens; (d) a control circuit communicatively coupled to said solid state image sensor array; (e) wherein said hand held bar code reading device operates in a first mode of operation wherein said control circuit selectively reads out image data from said light polarizing pixels and, wherein said control circuit is configured to be at least one of manually or automatically driven into said first mode of operation.