Does this camera have macro mode?
1497334
I own this camera, and yes it does have macro mode. Incidentally, I have owned 5 point-and-shoot cameras over the past 10 years and this one has the best image quality by far, even though it's the least expensive camera I've ever bought.
1497335
i have looked everywhere and i dont belive it does, sad but eh, what can you do?
768300
It has both macro and super macro settings, and I think it works great, especially for this price range. Flowers? No problem. Bugs? Might be more of a problem, unless you can get them to pose for you! I often take close-up photos of toy cars, and most of the time it shows more detail in the photo than I ever see when I examine them, even with my glasses on!
1230035
no-It does not , old camera now, i do still use it, but getting a new camera very soon
455740
I don't know. I bought this camera as a birthday gift, and I can't even check now if it has this feature. The manual does not mention it.
175961
There is no "macro" mode. I don't know how long the warranty is. I'm sure mine expired.
1257708
There are two macro modes, one closer than the other. If you leave the camera in the EGR or EXR (I forget the exact name) that mode can sense how close the main object is an automatically switch the camera into macro or supermacro mode. Of course you can also do it manually.
1985161
No, that feature is not available in video mode. the videos are very nice though and the camera has a lot of features for the price and size.
723759
I found the macro capability as outstanding. However to get good results you'll need to shoot in manual mode and understand some of the basic setups and lighting conditions. Different situations require using different settings.
2005115
I honestly can't remember but I do know there are two different modes for video and pictures. I broke my camera so I got a small action camera off ebay.
1662823
Hi personally it did not work for me. The camera becomes set back so far as a result of the mounting that focussing is a problem. For me other than macro work it was not suitable and certainly not as all round useful as I understood it to be. I returned mine for a refund
2110561
I have this problem But I don't understand your solution, Bruce. Could you or someone explain it again please? You appear to be saying that if the camera is at something like a standard focal length you can choose both Macro and MF. But you can't - not on mine anyway! In my experience, the camera will not focus below 1ft. The image stays blurred and often the yellow central focus frame will display a question mark. Auto-focus does not work in Macro either - so to all practical purposes the camera has no Macro mode. If someone has a fix for this I'd be very interested.
1358632
Yes the DMC-FZ70 is very capable at macro shots. It has a button on the back to switch the autofocus from normal to macro, enabling the camera to take pictures as close as 1 cm at the wide angle focal length! Also in the iA (intelligent auto) mode, the camera automatically detects when the subject is close enough to require the macro setting and switches it to macro, then automatically switches it back to normal when the camera is moved further away from the subject. You can also select a macro focus function in the manual, aperture priority, shutter speed priority, and program modes, and can select between autofocus macro and macro zoom. I have taken pictures with the camera lens practically touching the subject in all kinds of lighting conditions and they have turned out great. Of course the autofocus at such range has a severely reduced margin for focus alignment so you have to give it a few seconds to focus and then be careful not to move the camera again before the shot. Probably should switch off the flash (simple to do on this camera) and perhaps use a tripod and self timer if the subject is not well lit. To boot the camera accepts an adapter and close-up lens but I'm not sure why you'd need them given how great the macro works.
759133
Hi Joseph, the camera can be set to Program Auto, but no Manual Mode option. Thanks_Mitch
673496
No...you have to use ASA to set it, and put the camera in Manual mode...its hard to figure out and to me the pics look very grainy...like on 35mm using asa400 in the daylight...hope this helps
9634
Camera will record video. The macro mode is pretty good, but I had some problems with close-ups; I would think it would be pretty tricky to get the date offof a coin. Ut hat's just me.
1778227
Yes it is, but you don't recognize it because of its design; remember it's a point and shoot even with macros and does very well with videos too. Grandma Rocks (vote if this was helpful)
1845478
There is no Macro mode on the Lens but if you use the Macro feature on the camera it will allow you to get very close and take great Macro Pictures.