Digital cameras are very nice but very expensive. If you want to print your own photographs, you will need a special printer . Sony digital camera - click for info and price. Listing of more Digital Cameras You can also get pictures onto your Mac using a scanner . Hand held scanners are cheap and basicly obsolete.
Flatbeds can be very large and occupy a lot of room but they have many advantages.
Also a sheet-fed only scans the item once whereas a multipass flatbed scans it multiple times insuring higher quality. Multipass scanners are more expensive. After you have made a purchase, you can check out installation instructions .