Can this camera be used to take very closeup shots, like a hummingbird in flight? Or a honeybee on a flower?
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Hey bob, The camera has a dynamic focus that I am pretty sure can take close shots, but not that close. This particular lense will take average distances from say 3-5" (do not have the specifics) to scenery. The only issue that I do not like about this camera is that the flash has a slight design flaw, sometimes when you use the flash the lens will shadow the lower portion of your picture. The camera in general is awesome, slight that small detail. You can check a little more expert opinion in dpreview (google it). They can give you more specs of the camera. Good luck!
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Hey bob,The camera has a dynamic focus that I am pretty sure can take close shots, but not that close. This particular lense will take average distances from say 3-5" (do not have the specifics) to scenery. The only issue that I do not like about this camera is that the flash has a slight design flaw, sometimes when you use the flash the lens will shadow the lower portion of your picture. The camera in general is awesome, slight that small detail. You can check a little more expert opinion in dpreview (google it). They can give you more specs of the camera. Good luck!
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It depends on the lens, kit lens can focus up to 1 ft. If you want to take macro buy the Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm/F2.8 ASPH Lens that is a prime lens that will also be great for portrait. If you just want a simple camera with macro capability go for a P&S.; This camera will allow you to grow adding more lenses to take profesional grade pictures.
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I'm located near the Brandywine River and use the D3100 for waterfowl, raptors and songbirds including hummingbirds. No issues at all with the camera. The package lenses are fine for reasonably close pictures, but as nps notes, better glass with longer focal length is needed for longer range pics. Eagles/osprey at about 100m, for me, is about the limit, beyond that its a snapshot.
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for asking! You will be able to use it to take pictures of those without any issues, however you may need to prop the camera up higher off the surface to get a clear image.
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That's a great question. The camera has a lot of features but I'm not sure if it's able to do that.
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It depends on how macro you wish to go. It is still basically a point and shoot digital camera, however it does have a great zoom at 30x and after you can edit the picture in the camera to zoom even further in at 10x's. I have gotten some great pictures of bees on a flower that you can see the individual pollen deposits on it's wings, legs and face, a few ants that I didn't even notice on a flower petal, dew drops on roses or on leaves that I didn't notice in the original shots ect just from using that extra zooming power on photos I was out shooting. I also took a picture of a squirrel from about 10 feet away using the camera zoom and then when I zoomed in on the squirrels face using the edit feature I could see my reflection in the squirrels eye. For me that is great, but it's not the super macro you would see using some of the DSLR camera's with all the bells a whistles.
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It is great at taking ultra close up photos. You have to use the camera zoomed back to wide angle which is no big deal. You can shoot and area of about two inches wide by 1.5 in high. Great camera overall too. Feel free to contact me if you have further questions. Jim R. MPC
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I think it works very well. There is a micro-zoom closeup setting as one of the four main settings, along with exposure, flash and self timer. I have been able to capture closeups of insects, flowers and mushrooms with very good detail in normal lighting.
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This is not the camera for you. It is slightly telephoto. For wide angle try the Muvi, wide angle view but sound too loud. I did a side by side (literally) comparison of these cameras posted on July 24 which you can see at https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1428053564150394&set;=o.372427406740&type;=2&th;eater
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There's no reason it wouldn't work. But it depends on how comfy the hummingbirds are with your presence. At only 180mm there's not an enormous amount of reach. If they are OK with your presence then you should be able to get some incredible shots.
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It's a mediocre 720p camera. But for the price it's certainly adequate. It cannot be aimed independent of the drone. Basically it always faces forward at a slightly declined angle from level.
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I've been using my Elph indoors only to take photos of my beadwork. It is great for detailed close ups indoors however, I have not taken any shots outdoors yet.
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Yes, but fair warning - it's a terrible camera for anything other than home-movies. So if you need it to work in low-light or need to zoom in on your subject, this is not the best camera.
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Well, I think it's great. For a lot of my macro/close-up shots, I use this camera instead of my mirrorless cameras. It'll let you get in darned close.Bill
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Absolutely not. This camera is pretty good if you're shooting from about 5 feet away.
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No. You have to be pretty close for it to focus. It is great for taking pictures of flowers and jewelry.
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The quality of the camera itself will produce a clear images. But it depends on the lens that you get for close-up shots. I've got an amazingly sharp photos using a macro lens :)
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Ben: I bought this camera for fpv use. It is very similar to others I am using. I have not used it yet...so I have limited feedback currently. Stan