Best macro pictures with a compact?

From Glasgow, 1 post

Can anyone tell me wich compact digital camera over 2 Mg pixels offers the best macro results?



Thanks



Luis

From Yorkshire, 1 post

I have a Fuji Finepix S304 and it takes brilliant macro pics..in fact I would recommend the camera to any beginner who fancies looking less like a beginner.

is canon powrshot pro 1 has automatic zoom lense ?

and tell me which camera is best for macro purpose e.g jewellery photography ?

4 posts

The best camera for taking very closeup crisp photos is the Nikon Coolpix 885. I sell jewellery for a living and this camera is by far the best of my 10 cameras!! Yes, I'm a bit of a photography geek and so bought and tried many including high powered Canon, Fuji, Pentax etc and always come back to the nkn 885. For optimal clear and closeup pix with the nkn 885, the trick is to go into the setup menu and choose "Slide copy Adptr" under LENS, then go back up to Image Adjustment and choose "Lighten Image". This is a perfect setting for taking very close up pics of small items of jewellery, inside, during the daytime. MAKE SURE THE FLASH IS DISABLED. This is important. It is not needed. No extra lighting is needed. I take my daytime pics in the laundry inside the house, near the back door. This gives me enough sunlight. Next, upload your pics to NikonView 6 (or higher) software editing program. This software can be used with other model cameras also and it is THE BEST. You can bring your pics even closer by "cropping". The images are never distorted no matter how close you crop. You can lighten/darken, change the file size etc etc etc as you do with other software editing programs. I'd be happy to help anyone out. thxs.

4 posts

The best camera for taking very closeup crisp photos is the Nikon Coolpix 885. I sell jewellery for a living and this camera is by far the best of my 10 cameras!! Yes, I'm a bit of a photography geek and so bought and tried many including high powered Canon, Fuji, Pentax etc and always come back to the nkn 885 and it is only 3.21 megapixels!!! For optimal clear and closeup pix with the nkn 885, the trick is to go into the setup menu and choose "Slide copy Adptr" under LENS, then go back up to Image Adjustment and choose "Lighten Image". This is a perfect setting for taking very close up pics of small items of jewellery, inside, during the daytime. MAKE SURE THE FLASH IS DISABLED. This is important. It is not needed. No extra lighting is needed. I take my daytime pics in the laundry inside the house, near the back door. This gives me enough sunlight. Next, upload your pics to NikonView 6 (or higher) software editing program. This software can be used with other model cameras also and it is THE BEST. You can bring your pics even closer by "cropping". The images are never distorted no matter how close you crop. You can lighten/darken, change the file size etc etc etc as you do with other software editing programs. I'd be happy to help anyone out. thxs.