Can this camera take close up (Macro) photos of small items.... like insects... flower petals.... etc.
467726
Yes! I was taking a photo of a pond lily on macro and did not notice that there was an extremely tiny bug on the petal until I uploaded the photo. It's detail was awesome. The more I learn about the settings the more I like this camera.
467727
Yes it has a Macro setting and it is easy to find and use. It is at the bottom of the selection dial and depressing the dial at the bottom provided a yes/no choice.Hope this helps.
787438
Yes! I do a blog on fb about the little island I live on and people have noticed a difference in my pictures. I took a pic of a dragonfly up in a tree with the sony and you can count the hairs in its back. Great camera! Well worth the money.
2190424
Technicly this is a wide angle to portrait size lens not a macro lens. That being said yes you can do close ups of small objects. You will however have distortion in the wide angle range. A 100mm macro lens is a better choice for macro photoography.
2031897
Get somefink else... This camera takes good general pictures, remember it's pretty cheap! A bridge camera would be good for macro.
328716
No, this does not have a digital camera built in. You might be better off to buy a digital camera with "MACRO" setting if your intention is to take close up pictures.
723760
Canon Elphs have always had exceptional macro ability, allowing you to get as close as you want to the smallest details. I know a UW-Madison biology prof who uses nothing but Canon Elphs for his numerous photos of plant life at the embryonic stage. (I'm not sure if he's moved beyond his Canon Elph SD-1000 as yet--testimony to the durability of these little work-horses.) As another commentator wrote, you'll need to go into Manual mode and from there to Macro settings.
268143
In my opinion, yes...some of my close ups (with this camera) have excellent detail...I am actually surprised at the quality of the photos this will take (considering the low price).
407532
Absolutely! The camera adjusts the exposure according to conditions. If you are taking photos of desserts, I think you will love this camera. A small tri-pod and you will have super sharp, up close photos!
1023115
It has a good close up setting - I use it to take macro shots and they turn out well. The details are sharp and clear for my use but the macros my daughter takes with her inter-changeable lens camera would fall under the category of professional.
1770835
Hello Michael, The macro function on this camera is a nice feature. I have used this on floral pics. And other christmas decorations. I find you may like it for the price.
840526
Yes, all in this series have close up (macro) for capturing images close up. The latest in this series actually has a "fill light" which has a light to fill in shadows or for low or no light situations. All of the cameras are nice. this model has a smaller LCD but is well built and overall a nice investment now that these sell for far less than when first manufactured.
870594
No. Macro is for taking real close-up pictures! None of these are zoom lens.
621857
It has a very small depth of focus. Best to stick with macro uses and keep a normal lense handy for regular photos.
1763825
I love this lens! I have some amazing flower shots. If the insect is fast moving and flies away, my zoom was better because I didn't get so close it would spook. It also takes fabulous close portraits!
2053518
I find this camera very good. It does a well as any camera shooting low-llight pictures. You gotta have light to take pictures. I 'm not sure what a macro shot is. Hope this helps. Nice Camera performs Great. Randy
781873
The Coolpix takes great macro pictures, I took pictures of Lady Bugs on a Rose and they came out just super.
294223
yes yes yes////// its not a micro,seems most canons use it , but not all, google research you camera