Macro Capability
Some digital cameras have the ability to focus on objects very close to the lens. The ability to focus closer than one foot from the object is considered macro capability.
The lens's macro capability wouldn't help. It's a matter of shutter speed. being high enough to counter camera shake. (Really, "photographer shake.") It's very hard to handhold a lens that's focussed very close and get a decent photo.
There are several ways to increase magnification with your lenses, even if they don't offer any macro capability. One way ...
Formats & focal lengths: The focal length of a lens, wide-angle, standard, telephoto, depends on the film format.
Some offer the macro capability only at the widest point of the zoom which somewhat defeats the purpose of getting close. Consumer be aware of a manufacturer’s claim. True macro lenses work wonderfully but are costly.
Whatever tool brings macro capability to your system, you'll have to change your normal techniques for both image capture and subject selection drastically.
If you are lucky enough to have macro capability (very close focussing) then you are off to a great start. Get those toes, the bottom of the feet, the hands (both by themselves and grasping an adult finger).
Adding extension tubes between the lens and camera adds macro capability to different lenses I already work with.
If your camera has a macro setting or you have a lens with macro capability - use it. If not, depending on your lens, you can only get so close to your subject before the camera can't focus on it.
Another important piece of information will be the built-in macro capability. The macro on the S95 without a macro lens was just ok, let's see how it will change with the new lens on the S100.
Full Press Release on the Canon S100 ...
A more advanced model, the Bonica Multi-Snapper has macro capability, can withstand a depth of 165 feet, and has a host of other features. It comes with a vacuum pump to assure that the camera is sealed before you take it underwater.
8 Macro USM, $529 (review), one f-stop slower, but usable for portraits and also has macro capability
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM, $999, superb optical quality, ultrasonic motor
Canon EF 135mm f/2.
These lenses usually offer a fairly wide zoom range from wide angle through telephoto, and macro capability.
Each lens has a minimum focusing distance that restricts how close we can get to the flower and still keep it in focus. For zoom lenses without macro capability, this distance can sometimes be 3 or more feet from the subject.
By contrast, many of today’s digital point-and-shoot models can focus very close to the camera’s lens. We have a 5-megapixel camera that can capture subjects as close as one inch from the lens! That’s a great macro capability and ...
Compacts often have macro capability, but if they have zoom capability the range is usually less than for bridge and DSLR cameras.
According to Olympus, this makes the AF speed of the E-PL2 and 14-42mm II combination on a par with the best cameras in its class. However it does come at a slight cost to the lens's macro capability, with a maximum magnification of 0.
While digital zoom adds extra close-up power, image quality may suffer at a very high magnification. Some cameras also have macro capability, which lets you focus very close and take pictures of small objects.
 See also: Camera, Focus, Macro, Image, Light
  
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