The present invention relates to a sensing apparatus for sensing an object, wherein the sensing apparatus (1) comprises an arrangement (7) of sensing elements for sensing a property of the object (2). The sensing elements are operable in a contact mode, in which a sensing is performable, while the sensing elements are in contact with the object (2), and in a non-contact mode, in which a sensing is performable, while the sensing elements are not in contact with the object. The sensing apparatus comprises preferentially further a mode determination unit for determining whether a sensing element is in contact with the object (2) or not.
