Thanks...

I'm new to the photo world... these things are still a mistery to me... But I'll look up the specs for these points you refer.

Thank you!

Paulo

Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian
When looking at the specs what you are looking for is "Minimum focusing distance." That value will tell you how closely the camera can focus. In the past, Nikons have had great macro capabilities, as have Sony cams. I had a Canon G5 and a friend has an A60 and both were very poor in close-focus capability.

Also, look for a value for magnification factor or something similar. It will tell you how close you can get to lifesize reproduction on the sensor. A ratio of 1:1 for example would mean that a penny would be iaged just as large on the sensor as in real life, giving you a huge amount of detail since the sensors themselves are smaller than a penny.