I am hosting a microscopy digital imaging training class in a few weeks and was doing some additional research to explain the difference between CMOS and CCD technology as it relates to microscopy.
I found this article interesting and thought some of you may find it interesting to learn the pros and cons to both technology.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,75160,00.asp
In the scientific community, CCD is still the dominant technology but CMOS is starting to catch up.