[QUOTE] Typical scanning CCD technology uses a n array of sensors that can be quite wide, but could be as small as a couple millimeters deep - a long, thin array of sensors that passes over the object to scan.[/QUOTE] Yes, I know that; judging from their specs, the CCD array is 1 pixel* wide x 5,000 pixels long (across the scanning direction). My nagging question is how *long* (in inches, mm, fractions of nautical miles, whatever) is this 5,000 pixel array? I'm still interested in finding what the scanning resolution (in pixels per _____) is of the SP-2000. * "1 pixel" meaning 1 logical R/G/B pixel, so physically 3 pixels, one for each color.