Izinzwa zokucindezela, njengengxenye eyinhloko kumshini wesimanje wezimboni ezishintshayo kanye nemishini ehlakaniphile, zidlala indima ebalulekile. Ingakwazi ukubona ngokunembile futhi iguqule isignali yokucindezela yento elinganisiwe ibe isignali kagesi elinganisekayo nedlulisekayo, ukuze kuzuzwe ukuqapha kwesikhathi sangempela nokulawula izinguquko zengcindezi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iqapha isimo sokusebenza semishini emugqeni wokukhiqiza wezimboni noma ukuqapha izinguquko kumfutho wegazi womuntu emishinini yezokwelapha, izinzwa zokucindezela zidlala indima ebalulekile.

Umgomo wayo wokusebenza usekelwe ezindleleni ezihlukahlukene zomzimba ezifana nomphumela we-piezoresistive, umphumela we-piezoelectric noma ukuguqulwa kwe-capacitance, futhi ubonisa ingcindezi ngoshintsho oluncane lwesakhiwo noma izinguquko zempahla. Ukunemba okuphezulu, ukuzinza okuphezulu, ukusabela okusheshayo kanye nokuvumelana nezimo kwemvelo yizici eziyinhloko zezinzwa zokucindezela zanamuhla. Ngokuthuthuka okusheshayo kobuchwepheshe obufana ne-inthanethi Yezinto nedatha enkulu, izinzwa zengcindezi zihlanganiswa kancane kancane zibe uhla olubanzi lwezimo zohlelo lokusebenza, zisiza ukuzuza ukukhiqizwa nokuphila okuhlakaniphile nokuzenzakalelayo, futhi kube negalelo ekuqhubekeleni phambili kwesayensi nezobuchwepheshe kanye nokuthuthukiswa komphakathi.