For macro shots I find the more megapixels the better. If you have the macro setting on you don't need to zoom in really close. You can later maginfy and crop to get the same results if your camera has a reasonable amount of MP. For example my camera only zooms in similar to yours but it has 8.1 mp so when I magnify the picture it is still really clear.
Hope that helps.
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Greg
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