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Nice article. When I was doing my research for my point and shoot, two of the things I was focusing (no pun intended) on was macro settings and zoom amount for flowers and birds. You don't mention either of those settings explictly re the Canon. did those specs figure in your choosing at all? I was looking for 10x zoom in the smallest size possible.
When it comes to point-and-shoot, most cameras have a macro setting as standard. When looking at the presets, look for one that has a little flower. That's macro, there is also a mountain, picture of a face, etc. to coincide with what you are shooting. The camera will adjust accordingly. When in macro mode, you can zoom that much closer without fear of blurriness, etc. Every camera has a threshold though and the amount of space needed between lens and object is subject to many different things. When you smallest size, do you mean smallest camera size? If so, a smaller Canon Powershot would be a good option for you. If you have a look at this page you can see their whole line: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatI...
If you have any other questions at all, please let me know, I will be happy to help.
Thank you for your kind compliments. I appreciate it. Let me know if I can help.
sorry, I guess I wasn't clear in my message. I wondered if *you* considered those features in *your* reviewing and selection.
I understand macro and zoom and I chose my point-and-shoot based on those features (as well as a few dozen others!!!). I'm no longer in the market for a camera.
Sorry, I misread the question wrong. When choosing the Olympus C-765 which was my point-and-shoot choice prior to my DSLR, yes, zoom was a factor. The C-765 is an ultra zoom and was highly recommended for macro photography at that time. It served me well over the years and I was able to get some decent shots. When choosing a DSLR, the number one factor was choice of macro lenses. I read reviews of all the macro lenses for each camera body type and the thing that impressed me was the consistent reviews for the f2.0 prime lens for the Olympus body. Because I was already used to Olympus and was impressed by the quality I chose that brand more so for that lens than any other reason.
