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Sony MVC-FD73 0.3MP Mavica Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom | List Price: $499.99
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Platform: Windows NT, Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4, Windows NT 5, PowerMac, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 and below, Windows
Brand: Sony
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 Year Parts/90 Days Labor
Features: - 0.3 megapixel sensor is great for emails and posting on the web
- 10x optical plus 2x digital zoom lens with autofocus
- Images recorded on floppy disk; 1 disk holds 10 images at default resolution
- 3.5 inch floppy disks can be read by any PC or Mac with a floppy drive
- Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery and AC adapter included
FD 73 - Best Camera I've Had [Posted on 2003-10-05]
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. The camera was in a case but the wave was so strong, water and sand actually got in the camera. We dried it out and it didn't affect camera function at all. That was a huge relief because three years ago this camera sold for $500. I use it at work a lot to take pictures at office functions. Everyone is amazed I can pop the disc in any computer and email or print the pictures instantly. I have used it on vacations outside the US in Internet Cafe's to email pictures home. It's best features are it's so easy to use and you can view the pictures on any computer anywhere in the world simply by inserting the floppy disc. The only problem I have had with the camera is getting consistent picture quality in very light or very dark settings. That may be operator error but after three years it still happens. I have looked at upgrading to a MVC with more megapixels but I have learned for each feature you add you lose some of the simplicity of the FD73.
Nice pics! [Posted on 2003-12-30]
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. Pictures are terrific, cam is easy to use. Best: Easy to use.
Worst: Big & Bulky.
If you like hard copies...this camera isn't for you [Posted on 2004-01-24]
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 an option. In order to get decent resolution I am limited to wallet sized pictures. Bottom line??? If you prefer to thumb through a photo album years later, strongly consider a different camera with higher mega pixels.
Good camera for fast performance, low resolution results [Posted on 2005-08-24]
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 and/or to accompany job announcements, often with almost no prior notice.
Of all the cameras I looked at in the 1990s, this was the one that best suited my needs. The reasons for that follow:
1. Shooting photos on a diskette was easier than engaging software and changing documentation from the camera to a file on my PC.
2. The 10X zoom is very accurate and allowed me to do adequate work even when I could not get close to my subject.
3. The camera is flat out easy to use and has a large viewfinder, a large left hand grip, and big button to press when shooting pictures.
Before I bought this camera, I worked for three decades for newspapers and in communications offices of governmental and nonprofit agencies doing the same kind of work I do now. In all those years I never used a camera that was as easy to use as this one, nor did I use one where transmitting the product from the equipment to e-file was easier.
Having said that, this is a low resolution camera that will not always give good results. It is adequate for head shots and has always come through for me in events.
But I've taken photos of my cats at home where their eyes look more like diamonds than eyes, and I took some pictures of the Christmas tree where the lights looked more like the stars or snowflakes than lights on a tree.
So don't buy this to create award-winning photography. For all the same reasons, it doesn't produce very good hardcopy photos.
But this is a great camera for someone that needs to take pictures right now and get an adequate product online fast. That's my mission at work and this camera has always helped me achieve it.
In addition, the battery charger works fast and I've never had to pay a dime to get anything fixed in more than a half-decade of use. I don't know how this stacks up in the camera industry but it's a lot better than most of the electronic equipment I use in the office or at home.
Terrible camera [Posted on 2008-05-31]
This camera worked only for a short time. The battery would never hold a charge. Went in the trash.
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