The required distance often makes the shots ineffective for displaying desired details. A traditional camera with a wide-angle lens may be warranted. Images Require Special Lighting - Digital cameras operate more like video cameras than traditional film cameras. They are very sensitive to light. In fact, you should not aim digital cameras directly into the sun or other bright lights as this may damage the chip.
Bright areas tend to wash out and become white.
They do have low light features and some have flash capability. The 320 x 240 dpi may be the only resolution at the low end of the price spectrum. Sometimes the higher resolutions must be set by software within the computer. Typical monitors are limited to 72 dpi. Therefore, any information that exceeds 72 dpi will not be used.