I mostly use just my little Sony cybershot camera Pimpy.  It does have that little macro symbol on it which I use but it is a bit hit and miss, or maybe I should say I am a bit hit and miss.  Plenty of blurry photos too.

It used to have macro on and macro off and macro close focus but I have lost that setting.  I don't know where it went!

This is pretty much why I specified, "or to put it simply, close up".........It generally requires a macro lens to achieve "macro" photography..........even my stuff is more "close up" than "macro".

This is more in the way of macro..............

Pimpy, what new lens did you buy?

I dont have macro on my phone, so close up is the best I can do.

Anyone else having trouble posting? i just posted a photo but the post is blank, I notice one of bluecats isnt showing either.

Thanks J*oono, he's turning into a most handsome young man, his parents were both feral (Mr Tende rescued Spud off the roof/ceiling  of a supermarket, hence the name) and we weren't sure what he'd end up like.

Mind you, he's getting huge, only 8 months old and he's kind of  turning into FatcatRuby....

Pimpy, I have that flower symbol on my camera but it's only called 'close up' when I click onto it... That's what I use for my close ups and use with my longer lens as the photos seem to come out better than the small lens.

I'm busting for a macro...I Keep hinting to Mr T.

Yes Punch, I am. Lost my post, comp disconnected and when I got back on my post was saved? odd.

Ok, it worked second time around.

Jake, I have a nikon and bought a 105mm micro lens.  It has a very very small (narrow? is that the right term) depth of field for close up stuff, so only a tiny bit is in focus. That could just be my ignorance though, I don't really have a clue how to use my camera properly.  It's nearly impossible to use on auto focus on really close stuff as the slightest movement has it refocusing.

Punchdrunk, I tried to take a screen shot of my phone showing where to find the 'macro' setting but the stupid thing won't let me. I have a samsung. I would think the iphones would have it if you knew where to look.

I'm busting for a macro...I Keep hinting to Mr T.

Good ones aren't cheap............this is mine.  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/194451-USA/Canon_4657A006_100mm_f_2_8_USM_Macro.html

However, for a little less money, you can get a 60 mm macro  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/371176-USA/Canon_0284B002_EF_S_60mm_f_2_8_Macro.html

Other camera makes have similar lenses available.

that would be pretty much the same as the nikkor I bought.

Punchdrunk, I tried to take a screen shot of my phone showing where to find the 'macro' setting but the stupid thing won't let me. I have a samsung. I would think the iphones would have it if you knew where to look.

Mines a Sony Xperia. I'll google later and see if I can find anything. I changed it to manual but there was still no obvious macro setting.