Grant Erwin wrote: >
I just shot the bottom two pictures at
The following pictures were all taken with the same camera, with the help of a tripod. And I could not shoot them from very close. I shot at about 12 - 24" distance and zoomed in. the images were then cropped.
It's a great point and shoot camera, that I can take with me everywhere I go, because I can hang it on my belt in it's own pouch. The newer ones are even smaller.
One of the down sides is, that I cannot set aperture or exposure priority. It's mostly automatic, with only minor exposure adjustment possibilities. I have been able to work around that, but it is rather clumsy. And the flash, like with all digital cameras this size, sucks.
My three main priorities at the time I bought the camera, were: small, small, small. I really wanted a very small camera that I can take with me at all times. At the time, this was one of the smallest and best cameras around.
Your choices today are much broader. I still think Canon has great little cameras. They continue to be top rated.
If close up is really important though, you are most likely going to have to get a decent SLR camera, either with a fixed lens or replaceable ones.
I know you don't like reviews, but I do suggest you check out dpreview.com. He has fantastic in depth reviews as well as great forums.
Also check in rec.photo.digital and/or rec.photo.digital.point+shoot and/or rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Good luck
Abrasha