How to get good macro shots with a point-and-shoot camera?

Turn it on macro mode, obviously.The symbol of macro mode is a flower, and it's usually on the + sign button. Some cameras have "Super macro" on manual mode, but you'll need to change your settings though.

With my sister's Panasonic DMC-FS15, which is a point-and-shoot, I managed to get a macro of a moth drinking sugar water : http://www.flickr.com/photos/66188877@N03/65656249...

I used macro-zoom mode..

Anyway, here are a few tips :

-Keep the camera steady, obviously.Use a tripod if needed, or just keep the camera as close to you as possible.

-Try sugaring for moths.Check out this for recipes :

http://nationalmothweek.org/2011/12/28/sugar-baits...

-Find any other insects if possible..Macro mode can be used to do water drop photography :

http://digital-camera-photography.blogspot.com/201...

The number of pixels doesn't make a photo neither good nor bad. But for macro you need a lens that is 1:1 ratio. Point and shoot cameras aren't capable of doing real macro but you can probably fake it up with digital zoom.

Here is a creative idea - build miniature worlds and take pictures of them.

More about about true macro ratio read here:

Unless it has a macro feature, you can't. And you don't need to be concerned that it's "only 12MP". The Nikon D40 is only 6MP, and I've seen magazine quality photos taken with it.

Steady hands or use a tripod. I assume your camera has a macro mode.

you can't...

the best you can do is a close-up...

macro demands something a little more technical...

a macro lens, a reversing ring or bellows... none that you can use for your camera...

and the mega pixels are immaterial...

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