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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

Some point-and-shoot cameras are surprisingly good at macro photography. The reason? It's actually because of those small sensors

Macro photos taken with the OM System TG-7 of a snowflake.

Point-and-shoot cameras are known for their simplicity and compact size. But the compact camera format often also hides a capability that many casual users don’t realize they have in their pockets: macro photography.

A point-and-shoot camera isn’t going to capture macro photographs on the same level as pro mirrorless cameras. That’s because interchangeable lens cameras have larger sensors, which, in general, increases image quality.

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