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Message:: [QUOTE="hhearst, post: 10779, member: 777"]I have a Nikon Coolpics 3100 and have had ok success with taking photos of coins to be used as jpgs to display on a computer screen (not for printing photos).  So, if that is want you want to do, hopefully your camera is able to do it as well.  However, out of the box, the photos were horrible and I have had to play around with it a lot to get it to where I am ok with the results.  You have to play with the settings and make it right for your environment/lighting conditions.  I will assume that your coolpix is similar to mine, so here are the settings I use: 1. No Flash.  I turn off the flash and have two halogen desk lamps provide lighting.  2. No Flash = Tripod or some sort of holder.  Actually, I have a custom made holder that works well.  No matter how steady you think you can hold the camera, it will be blurry if you hold it by hand. 3. Set the "close up" setting to on.   This coolpix has a pretty good close up ability, but you have to turn this setting on.  Otherwise the camera won't focus properly.  With this setting, you can get the lenses very close to the coin. 4. An finally, you have to play with the white balance setting on the camera.  I found that the color of the coins was much better if I turn the setting to "flourescent" rather than incandescent.  5. Sometimes I play around with the exposure setting to get a better photo.  Anyway, I hope that helps.  Best Regards, - Hal[/QUOTE]