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Please advise me on which model and brand to go for if I'd like to purchase a new best high end compact camera. The camera is mainly for capturing fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit trees, plants and botanics for realistic watercolour paintings. My budget is less than £1,000. My current camera is Canon PowerShot G12. The key features and specifications I need are supermacro mode (extreme close up fine details), superzoom mode, high resolution colour and best image quality (crystal clear and ultra sharp). I'm not familiar about ISO, sensor, aperture, shutter speed etc. Many thanks.
 
PHCVLO said:
Please advise me on which model and brand to go for if I'd like to purchase a new best high end compact camera. The camera is mainly for capturing fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit trees, plants and botanics for realistic watercolour paintings. My budget is less than £1,000. My current camera is Canon PowerShot G12. The key features and specifications I need are supermacro mode (extreme close up fine details), superzoom mode, high resolution colour and best image quality (crystal clear and ultra sharp). I'm not familiar about ISO, sensor, aperture, shutter speed etc. Many thanks.
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Welcome to TP :)

Have a look at this group review of high-end compacts, though bear in mind this is a rapidly changing market sector http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/high-end-pocketable-compacts-2014-roundup

Also, there's a lot of difference between a basic 'flower portrait' and a detailed macro image of a tiny stamen or something. The answer there lies more in knowledge and technique than equipment, though that's important too.
 
Entry level DSLR and a Sigma or Tamron macro lens. Add on another lens if you need a longer focal length. Should still come in well under a grand.
 
Forget superzoom. There are some excellent superzooms but they all have small sensors (of necessity) and therefore will not deliver high resolution colour or crystal ultra-sharp clarity. If you are taking botanical subjects including good macro shots, then you don't even need a superzoom. The link above will not include them, but will give you a good range of top quality compacts to choose from.
 
I would suggest...
Sony A6000 with the 16-50 kit lens for general use
For macro the Sony 30mm macro lens is really rather good
And for the long stuff the Sony 55-210mm zoom should suffice.
This lot should come in under your budget and give far greater results than any compact on the planet.
 
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