A520 Queries

[velasco]

I know there are dozens of new powershots which make my heart drop everytime I see them at lower price than this A520 I bought.

Well, anywyas, I donot understand a knack on macro. I bought this camera for that feature so can someone explain to me? Because I see no difference between a photo with the macro on or off.

And also, how do I get the effect here the subject is sharp while the background gets blurry?

Is there any sites which guide us to such techniques?
Thanks

[PsychProf]

When set to "macro" you can get the camera physically closer to the subject so that it looks larger and stays in focus. With my A95 I bring the camera back about 14 inches and then zoom in on the subject to blur the background more. Just experiment and see what results you get--and have fun!!

[velasco]

thank you, i shall try. After looking at SLR pictures, they made me think whether digital cameras can achieve similar results or not?

[Stefan A]

Do a search on this forum on Bachground blur. I started a thread on it a while ago and everything you will want to know about it is in that thread. You only use the macro mode when you want to get close-ups. Your manual will tell you the minimum and maximun distances that it will focus in macro mode. As far as price - that's just technology. If I had waited another month to buy my S2, I could have saved about $75. But then I would not have had the camera for a month.

Stefan