What Good Digital Camera For Taking Close Up?

I like Canon, the ELPH SD series has a great macro feature and the price is reasonable. You can find my favorite, the SD770IS, it can be had for under $150. All of the coin pics you see on this forum by me were taken using this camera. I like it because you can use the optical zoom while in macro mode. This lets you keep the camera further from the coin so more light can get in. The IS feature lets you just hold it in your hand and take clear pics without using a tripod.

My camera is over four years old. The model number I have is rather irrelevant. It's a Coolpix 5200.

The lighting is the key to getting the good picture, not the camera.

Lighting is important, but not as important as the camera. Not sure how many cameras you've tried Chuck, but many I have tried are HORRIBLE, even with a macro mode. Regardless of light quality, they were unable to take a good picture of a coin.

Does your Kodak have a macro mode, usually indicated with a flower icon? If it does not, then you would definitely need a new camera. It is virtually impossible to take decent photos on a point-and-shoot without a macro mode.

I agree DV, unless you're taking professional pictures, the price of an dSLR is definately not worth it. The Canon's take excellent macro pics, good enough for posting on the internet.

Does your 790IS allow you to zoom while in macro mode? I bought an SD880 this year and for some reason Canon took away the zoom feature in macro mode.....stupid. The good news is that I found a guy on ebay that repairs Canon lens errors for a flat $39. He fixed my SD770 and had it back to me within a week! So, now I'm back to my 770 for coin pics....it's way better than my SD880 for coins.

To give you an idea of the difference between knowing, and not knowing, Here is my latest with a Canon powershot A590 IS. It is mounted on the scope head, so as to focus, and not have to focus the camera again. I have to shoot by hand, (or use the time delay, which I don't like). I am looking for another Canon, same comprable price range, with Remote Shutter Control. I have asked Canon for models with this feature, but no response. Anyone know of a model that does?
The scope is stock, and the camera is in "auto":


The only thing done was to use the zoom in the Canon Utilities to zoom in on the last digit.
My goal is to live long enough to make photos like Kurt!
Dick

I can add a recommendation for my three-year-old Olympus Camedia D-545 Zoom. Only 4 megapixels, but it has shutter self-timer and a setting for "super-macro." This camera, with a table-top tripod, has enabled me to get shots like these:







I'm sure the model number is obsolete, but anything comparable should work fine, and the prices are down to around $100 for these kinds of features.

Happy Holidaze to all!

Kurt, yes that is the Snow-4. In checking, I found that I have 11 of the '07 snow varieties. About 25%, at best. Long way to go yet.
I meant to ask if any of the Canon users know od a comparable, (price-wise) model to the PS A590 IS, that HAS REMOTE SHUTTER CONTROL? I need it to work with my camera/comouter set-up. I shake and the timer shakes, not to mention that on mine, it cuts the image after about three seconds, and I can't make :"last minute changes", or finish the setup, the way I want it. My older PhotoCam plus has RSC, and the TV out lasts for several minutes).. No optical zoom, but is 8 MP It worked just fine, until I gt into varieties, and had to but a newer camera. It, as I have said id the Powershot A590 IS. Great pictures, but no RSC! So I still seek!
Dick