Recent content by victoria plum

Ooh ok! That's clever. So are you saying being further away, but being able to zoom in for fine detail is preferable to a close up focus with a macro focus? Now how do I go about finding that in a camera - what do I ask for?

Can you explain this a little more to me - I'd like to understand better?

I'm finding this really difficult. Every time I think I have found a possibility I then find another - but the ixus 230hs still comes out well and I keep going back to it. It's tricky because on a photography forum everyone has very good cameras, above the level I'm looking at. Does it make...

Hmm... now I'm not sure which one to go for - the 220 or the 230

Thanks for your suggestions I have looked at the canon ixus and it looks good - I explored the range a bit and the canon IXUS 230HS focuses at 1cm which sounds pretty good. The reviews are excellent. If I pop into a jessops or such like can I have a look at the cameras and use the zoom etc...

I think new, as I'm choosing one to ask for as a birthday present.

Sorry - ommited that information by mistake! I am looking for a compact - point and shoot

Hi everyone. I have joined the forum to get some advice about buying a camera and hope to use the forum as I start using the camera! I make all kinds of things - gifts and soft furnishings, jewellery and drawings and paintings. I am setting up my own website and I want to be able to get...