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Hi Chris,
I started out the same way you have with similar results. P&S digicams and DSLRs just aren't sensitive enough to get larger image scales with planets, but I do think you could get sharper results at your current scale when seeing conditions permit. If you are simply holding the camera to the eyepiece, you may want to look into whether you can attach your camera to the eyepiece with a digi-t ring and a t-thread adaptor for you camera. Without the vibrations of your hands, the image will turn out sharper.
At some point, a laptop (or spare desktop PC you can take outside) with a Philips webcam is the way to go. Doesn't even have to be an expensive laptop (mine's 7 years old) to work with USB or firewire cameras (and it works just fine with my DMK21 firewire camera). Really just needs to be about 600Mhz or faster processor in it with 128MB+ ram. I think used laptops like that are pretty cheap these days.
Money is one of the main obstacles to this hobby. If you pursue it, you'll have spent about $4,000+ on equipment by the time you're 3 years into it like I have.
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