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<p>[QUOTE="panda, post: 967945, member: 24443"]i disagree with the bold part. i got my point and shoot, with macro for $180. mine is the 14mp with the touch screen. but they have the same thing with a 10mp and no touch screen for $100. also the camera has an "anti-shake" option, so you can shake the camera all around and still get a clear picture. so if you don't have a tripod its not as big of a deal(still recommend).</p><p><br /></p><p>anyway the camera is capable of taking great pictures. i have not even scratched the surface of learning it and have been taking beautiful shots of my coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>i have also seen other brands, samsung, cannon, etc, that have over 7mp and macro for under $100. digi cams are getting cheap, very cheap, that is why you see so many gimmicks coming out(screen on both side of camera, projector built in).</p><p><br /></p><p>if the op is dead set on a scanner and cant get drivers for his, i would recommend an HP. i have tried scanning coins on a ton of different brands and nothing has worked better then my HP. i actually tried two HP's, the one was a lot better then the other. if you want i could get the model number? either way, scanning is inferior to photographs, especially with slabbed coins. the only thing that scanning is better with is notes. and i am not even sure of that, i got some awesome note shots with my camera.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="panda, post: 967945, member: 24443"]i disagree with the bold part. i got my point and shoot, with macro for $180. mine is the 14mp with the touch screen. but they have the same thing with a 10mp and no touch screen for $100. also the camera has an "anti-shake" option, so you can shake the camera all around and still get a clear picture. so if you don't have a tripod its not as big of a deal(still recommend). anyway the camera is capable of taking great pictures. i have not even scratched the surface of learning it and have been taking beautiful shots of my coins. i have also seen other brands, samsung, cannon, etc, that have over 7mp and macro for under $100. digi cams are getting cheap, very cheap, that is why you see so many gimmicks coming out(screen on both side of camera, projector built in). if the op is dead set on a scanner and cant get drivers for his, i would recommend an HP. i have tried scanning coins on a ton of different brands and nothing has worked better then my HP. i actually tried two HP's, the one was a lot better then the other. if you want i could get the model number? either way, scanning is inferior to photographs, especially with slabbed coins. the only thing that scanning is better with is notes. and i am not even sure of that, i got some awesome note shots with my camera.[/QUOTE]
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