Looking for DC to use for close up in cosmetic medicine

I consider myself to be relatively advanced is as much I have many years in 35mm and just a few in digital. I currently own a Sony V3 and continue to learn all of its capabilities. Having said this I am somewhat daunted by the explosion in digital photography.
The camera that I am looking for does not have to be top of the line. It has to take as good a quality photo indoors under flourescent lighting as possible. I am somewhat familiar with white balance and know that I will have to adjust it under these conditions. I do not want to use flash.
It would be nice to have a large LCD to preview the picture. I'm not sure if macro is important or the portrait mode for a full face shot.
As far as the price, I am able to spend $500-600 if it would be necessary. But less is always a bonus.
Someone mentioned the Oly c7070. Is this a viable camera for this task. Others?
What other information would you need? Let me know. I value your input.

If you have been into 35mm for some time, you already know the basics of exposure.

White-balance is different, in that you don't have to use filters and/or special film to adjust for different types of lighting.

I would think that the Sony V3 would do what you want.
Since you will be using Fluorscent lighting, the V3 can adjust to fluorscent very well even when in Auto white balance mode.

Check the top three images on this link:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscv3/page13.asp

As you can see, Auto Incandescent is another matter.

You will want to keep your lighting constant to get accurate before-and-after shots.

If you will be doing full face shots, I don't think you need to use macro. You should try to shoot at a focal length of about 50mm (35mm equivalent). The V3 can shoot as close as 34mm but that can cause minor facial distortion. 50mm will be about 1.5X on the V3 zoom. Once you have the camera at 50mm, you should move the camera nearer or further from the subject to
frame the face in the LCD. Let the autofocus do the rest. If you cannot get the faced framed just right, you can use a bit more zoom.

I forgot to mention......use a tripod.
That will ensure sharp photos.

Try a few test shots with the setup I described and see what you think. Shoot at the largest megapixel and best quality setting. I believe the V3 can also shoot in TIFF format. If so, you might want to consider using that instead of .JPG. That way you wont lose any detail due to compression.

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Thanks for the reply. To claify, I am using a V3 for personal use and do not want to purchase another for the office. Any other suggestions that may be less expensive and still get the job done?
Also, the advice for shooting the photos is very helpful.

For a low cost solution I would suggest the Canon A520.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/a520.html

It can be found for just under $200 and it has the important manual override controls you might need for close-up photography. It produces sharp photos.

For $100 more, you can get the new Canon 5 megapixel A610 which has a slightly larger (swing-out & flip) LCD.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082202canona610a620.asp

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do you have any experience with the Oly c7070? I realize that it more expensive, but not that much more.

The C-5060 was prior to the C-7070 and was picked by several magazines as the top camera of the year.

The C-7070 is little changed from the C-5060 except for the move to the 7 megapixel sensor.

The history of this camera goes back to the year 2000.
There was the C-2040 then C-3040 then C-4040 and C-5050.

When the camera changed from the C-5050 to the C5060, there was initally much wailing and knashing of teeth by the faithful owners. Because the C-2040 thru C-5050 cameras had a very bright f1.8 lens at 35mm focal length.
The brightest lens available from any camera maker.
Great for low light shooting.
But very expensive to manufacture.

The C-5060 brought out the f2.8 lens at 27mm (wide angle). Which has proven to be just as good as the original lens (not as bright, but less expensive to manufacture).

Olympus has always produced excellent lenses.
Not a surprise, since they are first and foremost a lens company.

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Bottom line - The Olympus C-7070 is a good choice for any type of photography.

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