Manufacturer : Sony
Model : MVC-FD73
ASIN : B00000JYLO
Price : 499.99$
Lowet Price : 200$(Discount 59.9991999839997%
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Product Description
Get into digital photography the easy way with the Sony Mavica. This digital darling eliminates drivers, cables and adapters. The 350k pixel image sensor produces razor-sharp pictures you can see immediately on the built-in 2.5 inch color monitor.Just shoot, store and show with the Sony Cyber-Shot Mavica digital camera. View dazzling 24-bit color images on a 2.5" LCD color display viewfinder and store up to 40 images per 3.5" floppy disk in a universal JPEG format. View and manage your images on a PC or Macintosh system and use with virtually all current software applications to enhance your multimedia presentations. The Mavica also features 1/60 to 1/4000 second shutter speeds, built-in flash and PhotoStudio software from ArcSoft.
Amazon.com Review
Sony deserves much of the credit for bringing digital photography to the masses. Americans have purchased more Mavicas than any other line of digital camera--and with good reason. The Mavicas feature high-quality optics and excellent battery life in an easy-to-use package. Yet the camera's biggest asset--floppy-disk image storage--is also its biggest liability.
In some ways, floppy disks are great: they're inexpensive and available virtually everywhere, and transferring images to your computer is a snap--just pop the disk into your PC's floppy drive. Floppies act as both "film" (for recording the image) and "negatives" (for archiving your shots), saving the expense of the CD recorder most digital camera owners eventually purchase for long-term image storage.
On the other hand, floppies and floppy drives are big, making Mavicas some of the bulkiest of digital cameras. In addition, disks have moving parts and tend to be more prone to failure than solid-state memory. But the biggest problem with floppy disks is that they hold only 1.44 MB of information--a fraction the capacity of the solid-state cards most cameras use.
To compensate for this shortcoming in storage capacity (and to keep prices low), Sony uses a lower-resolution image sensor (640 x 480 pixels, or 0.3 megapixels) and higher levels of compression than you'll find on other similarly priced cameras. The resulting images look great as e-mailed attachments or on a Web site but lack the detail to produce quality prints at sizes beyond 3 by 5 inches.
With the exception of the low resolution, the MVC-FD73 Mavica is a great digital camera. Its 10x optical zoom lens is more powerful than that of any other camera in its price range. Compared to most other digital cameras, its battery life is fantastic, and the InfoLithium system even displays an estimate of remaining battery charge (in minutes). Sony includes a battery and charger (many manufacturers don't). The big 2.5-inch LCD screen is bright and clear, though we'd love to see an optical viewfinder on the camera, too. For ease of use, it's hard to beat--even digital photography neophytes will be able to use this camera in a matter of minutes.
Bottom line? If you're taking pictures to share with friends via e-mail or are posting your photos online, the MVC-FD73 is an excellent choice. It's well made, easy to use, and the battery life and zoom lens are both excellent. However, if you want the ability to make prints from your images, we'd recommend either a higher-resolution Mavica or a non floppy-based camera. --John Frederick Moore
Pros:
- Floppy discs make image transfer and storage simple
- Extremely easy to use
- Superb battery life
- Powerful 10x optical zoom lens
- Big, bright 2.5-inch LCD
Cons:
- Low-resolution images lack detail for prints
- No optical viewfinder
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
464 of 470 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Camera - Still Could Be Better
This review is from: Sony MVC-FD73 0.3MP Mavica Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom (Electronics)
I have used this camera extensively for over a year. I use theMavica almost exclusively for pictures at my web site. Many are shrunkfor quick download times, but you can still see the output quality.
After using the MVC-FD73 for this long there are many pros and cons that I have come up with.
Pros:
1 - easy to use
2 - nice LCD viewer for scrolling through previous shots
3 - floppies are a very convenient reusable medium
Cons:
1 - LCD viewer gets scratched easily
2 - Viewer LCD hard to see in very strong outdoor light (a better camera would have an interchangeable regular viewfinder AND an LCD viewer)
3 - Flash always seems too strong - a lot of red eye incidents indoors
4 - Has a hard time focusing in low light
5 - Floppies, while convenient, are FAR too small for high res pics. Why Sony hasn't made a Zip Drive or Super Disk drive version is beyond me.
In the future I will buy another camera that clears up the problems listed above. It probably won't be a Sony since Sony's pushing proprietary media in their future digital cameras.
If you want this camera for the long haul I'd suggest doing a little more homework and being fully aware of the 5 problems I mentioned above before buying this one.
223 of 225 people found the following review helpful:
Greatest thing since sliced bread...............
This review is from: Sony MVC-FD73 0.3MP Mavica Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom (Electronics)
I purchased my camera (display model) when a large chain was relocating to a new store for a very good price. I had been looking for quite some time and a friend had the FD-71 and was very happy with it. So easy to use a 4th grader could immediately use. I was not looking for the features that the FD83 had as I already had a digital video camera. I really like the idea of being able to click in a floppy and start shooting and not having to hook up anything once I get home to start printing out my shots. The only disappointment to me is the low resolution. If you want to print anything larger than a 4 x 6, you loose the clarity. On a scale of 1 - 10, I would rate the SOny Mavica FD-73 a 9
114 of 114 people found the following review helpful:
I really love it!
This review is from: Sony MVC-FD73 0.3MP Mavica Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom (Electronics)
I purchased this camera about a month ago and still am taking pictures galore. I have read the reviews given here and I must say, I agree and disagree with some. Personally, I love the floppy disk storage. It's not hard at all to throw a few extras in just in case you need them. I love the idea of not having to use any cables or "special" programs to download my pics. I will say though, I have gotten quite a few pics. that were of poor quality (fuzzy) and then out of the blue...picture perfect. I use a photo program I bought from Walmart for $10, EZPhoto (I used it when I scanned my "old" paper photos) and I normally reduce the size of my picture A LOT to send quicker through emails. This camera does have an email feature though. Quite a few people said that you don't get a very good quality pic. for printing, but I have to say I disagree. Maybe the printer they are using is of poor quality. I have printed hundreds of pics. and everyone has enjoyed them and are so surprised they came from a print off from the digital camera. One thing that disappointed me about this camera is...for the $ you spend, you don't get a carrying case. I bought a cheap "purse" that looks like a camera case and has many compartments to carry all the extras (battery charger etc.). I spent $6 on it and it was well worth more than that. You can't tell it's even a purse. Another thing, I checked all over..stores and internet and the price of this camera does not really vary...and if there's a substantial difference in pricing somewhere..CHECK TO BE SURE YOU'RE GETTING THE BATTERY CHARGER WITH IT! I found a few places that advertised at a cheaper price and also found that the charger did not come with it...
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I had to also by a add on floppy drive.
I wanted one anyway.
I now there are better cameras...
But for the price and how it works for me is lovely. by Dennis L. Dean
Old model, good value!!
I purchased this camera when it first came out on the market (mid 90's) I still have it and still works like the first day I took it out of the box. by EARTHQUAKE TERRITORY
ANYONE CAN TAKE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY PHOTOS WITH THIS CAMERA
Would you like a camera you can easily learn to use. Would you like to be able to produce professional quality photos?
I own an fd73 and I treasure it deeply. by carl womack
Terrible camera
This camera worked only for a short time. The battery would never hold a charge. Went in the trash. by V. Ericksen
Good camera for fast performance, low resolution results
I have used this camera since the late 1990s for mostly professional purposes. I write and edit a newsletter for a state agency and am often asked to take photos at award programs... by Larry VanDeSande
If you like hard copies...this camera isn't for you
Given camera as a gift, and as a novice is incredibly easy to use. However...I quickly discovered (after spending nearly $100 on prints) that obtaining quality 4x6 prints is not...
Nice pics!
If you are looking for easy storage of pictures without the hassle of uploading them to your PC, this is the camera for you. It is big and bulky. by Cynthia Walters
FD 73 - Best Camera I've Had
I have had the FD 73 for three years now. When it was brand new, my wife got hit by a wave at the tip of Cabo San Lucas with the camera around her neck. by Gary L. Gramse
It has been a good three years.
This camera was a gift to me by my parents before I set off to study abroad in Japan three years ago. by B. M. Chapman
Good for on screen uses
I originally brought this camera to take pictures of my artist teddy bears so I could put photos of them online for customers. by Anna Klein |
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