I have the canon powershot a60. The a70 that julie has is the next model up. It's basically the same camera with a higher megapixel count. The a60 has 2 megapixels which takes pictures up to 1600x1200. The a70 is 3.3 megapixels (I think?) They both take great closeup shots and take very good quality pictures. I've gotten some prints at a photolab from my digital. The pictures actually look alot better than some of the film cameras we have. I paid 420 for my a60 but it can be found for alot cheaper (I was just impatient).