I can't remember ever using flash in macro mode. In the "medium" mode it IS available. In the "really close" mode it IS NOT available.
For an example in "really close" mode see: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=48 Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Sibio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:14 PM Subject: Re: Optio 555 - Close-up capabilities > Does the built-in flash help at all? Does it shoot over the target when you > get that close or get blocked by the lens? > > At 01:16 PM 11/24/2003, you wrote: > >I can't speak for the 555, but the Optio S has 2 macro modes, one I guess > >you would call "medium" and the other "real close". Quality with the "S" in > >both modes is excellent. I shot an insect of about 1 1/2 - 2 inches and > >filled the frame with room to spare. DOF, needless to say, is very shallow. > > > > Gary J Sibio > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio/ > > You know you're having a bad day when Elton John rewrites the lyrics to > "Candle in the Wind" for you. > > >
