I would definitely check out the review sites, however I do feel that my new Fujifilm A340 is an excellent camera and does very nice macro shots. I am looking at buying an underwater housing for it. I'll upload some of the photos I took of tidal pool critters on the coast next week, in the meantime you can see some shots I took with it at http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/...aug%2005%2004/. It shoots at 4MP and has 3x optical zoom, and costs around $300 now. A decent camera for a low budget. I remember my first digital camera cost me $400 and shot at 640x480 (.5MP maybe?) with no zoom. 
A few good examples of the macro function:
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/...4/DSCF0514.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/...4/DSCF0529.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/...4/DSCF0538.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/...4/DSCF0540.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/...4/DSCF0544.jpg
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/...4/DSCF0553.jpg
And my favorite:
http://quinn.quinnhayden.com/photos/...4/DSCF0551.jpg
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Man, n. ...His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth, and Canada. - A. Bierce, Devil's Dictionary, 1906
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