First, take a look at other topics in the forum, this one has come up before multiple times, so take a look at what people had to say about it.
Second, the most impotant feature is the macro function. Pictures of miniatures must be taken in this mode because they will be out of focus otherwise.
Other things to think about include whether you will use the camera for anything else or not. If you aren\'t going to use the camera for much else, a 2 MP camera is probably enough, because you don\'t need super-high resolution for the web. You only need more MP if you\'re going to print out lots of pictures of large size and resolution. Of course a 2 MP camera is fairly cheap these days.
Now I am going to recommend a brand of camera, and that is the Nikon Coolpix range. This is because the Coolpix cameras have a very good macro function, and allow you to get very close to the minis when you take pictures and not lose focus. The macro function is good to as close as 2 cm I believe (I can basically get the picture to the point where I can take an in focus picture of half the mini - top half or bottom half only).
Anyways, hope this helps, there will be different opinions on this issue, but the important things to remember are Does the camera have a macro function, and what is the focal distance in the macro function? and How many Megapixels do you really need? and of course How much are you willing to spend? As an idea to price I wandered over to amazon. The 2MP camera is only $189, the 4MP camera (which is the one I own and has worked well for me) is $350.
--Katie G.
