Comments on: Macro Photography Tips for Point and Shoot Digital Cameras

By: cheryl

cheryl — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:40:27 +0000

i was about to throw my sony cyber shot in the trash until i found your website and the MACRO mode !!! thank you so much as i was finding it increasingly annoying to not be able to take close up pictures … i am trying to get pictures of my fish spawning and everything was blurry blurry blurry … i pressed that little flower icon and my shots are fabulous … it even picked up snail eggs which are super tiny … thank you again for this great article :o)

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:10:37 +0000

I’ve spent the summer with my Panasonic DMC-TZ5 mostly set on Macro. I discovered ‘Spot Focus’ and ‘Spot Metering’, which have made a world of difference.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:49:12 +0000

I got a Canon SX200 IS and it’s pretty good for macros. It has a macro and ’super macro’ mode.
Most P&S compacts can do good macros. Just take a look at flickr.
Does a DSLR with a macro lens really do much better? Is it worth the cost?
Think about it. For a DSLR setup you pay maybe several times the cost of your compact. That’s a huge amount of money.
Quite a few people on forums seem to think P&S are close to DSLR for macros.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:25:53 +0000

Hi,

Can this Macro feature can be used on digital cameras that don’t have macro lens, like SAMSUNG ST1000. Because i can’t focus the object with my camera. Any tips? Reply

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:45:42 +0000

Hi,

The macro function is so under reported in most digital compact reviews it’s not funny. I use this feature a lot for photographing natural history specimens, such as fossils, in the field and have found that most Ricoh compacts have a very good macro function. I’ve used a couple of different models and they all seem to have a 1cm macro function. The most recent model I’ve tried is the R8 and I got some very nice results by simply turning to macro mode, pointing and shooting. I’m sure if I played around with settings and used a tripod the results would be even nicer and since it’s a superseded model you can pick them up for a pretty good price.

By: chinks

chinks — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:26:05 +0000

Hi there ,

Thank you for the wonderful tips . I’ve been trying to take macro pictures weeks ago ,however no matter how hard i try it didn’t work . Is there any specific time of the day in taking the right one? I have already set my cam to macro but still.

By: mpr

mpr — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:25:55 +0000

Which current digital compact cameras, in macro mode, allow manual focussing, and will retain the setting? My old Nikon CoolPix 885 would let me focus at 3cm, and retain the setting when the CoolPix was switched off and on, but it has just packed up. Nikon say none of their current models support this feature, but I was in a local camera shop, and we looked at the manual for a Nikon compact, and after 20 minutes had it focussing at 3 cm, and saving the setting. But that compact is a larger heavier model than the 885, and I carry the camera for day-long hikes. Your suggestions of small lightweight compacts supporting this feature would be most appreciated.

By: Sydney Photographer

Sydney Photographer — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:30:22 +0000

These are terrific tips – The information really is terrific.

It is funny how the Macro function is the one that is most overlooked.

By: Allen

Allen — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:45:39 +0000

Can anyone please tell me if there is a tripod or similar mounting device available that is used specifically with point and shoot digital cameras for macro photography. Please e-mail me at : mirtif@aol.com if you have a source for this equipment.

By: Dene Brock

Dene Brock — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:12:49 +0000

I had never really thought about photographing “up close” like this until I was sent some photos taken by my friend’s son in Central Texas. This process is so awesome! What amazed me the most was that the young man that made the pics created his own bounce flash using some cardboard rubber-banded to his flash. He is going to send me some more photos of “bugs” which he says are his favorite subjects. I posted his other pictures at my blog and have gotten a lot of response from my readers. Now I’m hooked and want to learn more.