yes, second one is better, yes no macro is used, it is captured from 6 feet distance or more. i also guess pictures from with 10 to 15 feets are of excellent quality, and macro mode or without macro for lower distance than 10 to 15 are best ones ever captured. actually when you capture photos from far distance your subject consists of low number of pixels, and detail. hope you got what i mean ? as mega pixels or subject is consisting major part of your picture it will be in more detail and clear and there will be no grain and blurrness. actually it's my way of thinking hope you got, don't know if i can explain more technically or thinking right but all that is my way.

(AF) Macro Mode

http://www.surgicalinstruments.cmxd....nks/MEMOSA.JPG


Auto Focus ( captured from inside car car, and dust, water sports etc on screen )

www.surgicalinstruments.cmxd.com/links/CAR.JPG


Infinite Focus

www.surgicalinstruments.cmxd.com/links/SKY.JPG