Sony MVCCD300 3MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

List Price: $1,099.99

Features:

• 3-megapixel sensor captures 2,048 x 1,536 images for prints at sizes up to 11 x 14 inches
• Autofocus lens with 3x optical/2x digital (6x total) zoom
• Stores images on 3-inch mini CD-R discs
• Discs can be read by virtually all Mac and PC CD-ROM drives
• Uses proprietary lithium-ion rechargeable battery(included)

Accessories:
Ceiva Advanced Digital Photo Receiver	SimpleTech FlashLink All-in-One USB Reader	Sony Battery Terminal Board	Sony CMOS Battery	Sony SVM-25LS Cartridge and Paper (DPP-SV55 Video Printer)

Customer Reviews:

Pretty Good, but don't throw away your SLR [Posted on 2002-11-13]
I was hoping that this camera was good enough that I could throw away my SLR and stop paying for film and developing. Unfortunately, after using it for four months now, I can say that it's not that good.

Here's the problem... the pictures all come out blue. The only way to correct for that is to use a flash, and then all the pictures come out in stark glaring color. It is impossible to get good light balance in the photos. And the camera always insists on using the flash, even when outside.

Other problems include time -- You can't just point and click... the camera has to think before taking the picture, so you ALWAYS lose the candid shots and instead get pictures of the backs of people's heads. Sometimes it can take up to ten seconds before the camera actually takes the picture... and I have no idea why. A similar but unrelated problem is disk-access. After you take a picture, it has to save it to the disk, and that can take five or more seconds, in which time you can't do anything.

On the good side, the camera captures an incredible amount of detail. You could probably print poster-sized pictures and still not see any pixelization. It is remarkable.

To sum up: If they can fix the color/light problems and processing time problems, then we might have a winner. Until then, I'll have get used to pictures of the backs of people's heads, in blue.

AWESOME!... [Posted on 2002-12-11]
I started out with a Kodak digital camera and when I decided to upgrade and chose the Mavica CD300 I'd have to say it was the best decision I've made photography-wise. The resolution is enough for just about any situation I've printed 8x10 photos that you can't tell from regular photographs. I don't even use my SLR anymore. I read complaints about the size.... I think the size is very comfortable. Not really any different than my SLR. If there were any changes, I'd want it to have more optical zoom. A definite MUST Have if you want a Good digital camera..... I recommend it to EVERYONE!...

Liked camera, Sony service lacking [Posted on 2003-02-02]
I've had this camera for 8 months and the drive has gone out. Sony will replace it under it's parts warranty, but I have to pay a minimum of [money] for labor. This is not my idea of a decent warranty. I've done absolutely nothing to break the drive, I consider this a fault with the camera. I don't feel that I should have to pay the money on a [money] to have the drive replaced. Sony has not seen things my way...yet. I DID like this camera, found it easy to use, took great pictures, the zoom was great, and it was super easy to download pictures. I am not at all happy with the service or reliability.

Unsupported on most mac internal drives [Posted on 2003-03-24]
Unlike what is suggested in the features ---- this is not properly supported for mac machines!!!

THIS IS MAINLY DOWN TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT VIRTUALLY ALL MACS
HAVE EITHER DRAWER OR SLOT LOADING CD DRIVES AND THE MINI CD
FORMAT NEEDS TO BE SPINDLE LOADED - LOADING A MINI CD INTO A SLOT
OR DRAWER LOADING DRIVE IS LIKELY TO DAMAGE THE DRIVE!!!!

PS. this will also affect VIRTUALLY ALL Desktop PC Drives

Having said that should be good for those with spindle loading cd drives
new iBook and most PC laptops or those with external drives designed for laptops

Loved it but ready to leave it... [Posted on 2003-07-30]
This is a great camera in most respects. It's hard to take a bad shot -- as someone who wouldn't be able to deal with all the adjustments on a real SLR, this seems to be the next best thing... good lens but the camera does the work as though its a point-and-shoot. I've taken 1000s of shots with it. Battery life is fine. CD as storage is rather convenient.

BUT, my complaint is the lag times. Power on lag, shutter lag, and shot-to-shot lag. It's painful to think of all the shots we've missed waiting for disc writing, or power on, or slow shutters. The Burst 3 mode is a silly answer -- just doesn't work right in practice. You can't even see the subject to know if you're still lined up once it starts bursting.

Net: this is an ideal camera for non-moving situations... sunsets come to mind. Not so much for taking shots of kids, which I do.

Click here for more details and discount information...

Luxury Watch Sale Buy your new watch with huge discount price.	Download to PC More than 30,000 software you can download free!	Flash Game Station Play free games online and have fun.
Download Youtube Videos Download your favorite youtube videos now!