Some of the best models out on the market are Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Sony, Kodax, Hewlett Packard, Canon, etc. Just shop around. Zoom really isn't a must have for CP picture taking. What you would want is a Macro lens or Macro feature. If your camera has a macro feature, I place a magnifying glass in front of it to enhance the sharpness and focus of the object in view. I have an Olympus D-380 2.0 Megapixels. Quick fine focusing capabilities and a decent to average macro feature, which I enhance with a magnifying glass.