> a (video-) camera and some sort of image processing software It should be fairly straight-forward to either convert a video image for examination by a PIC later or look at the video feed in real time, if the contrast between target and hole was high enough. You could try backlighting the target after a shot to make bright spots or front- light it to make dark holes -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist