Customer Reviews

Sony MVCFD75 Mavica 0.3MP Digital Camera

5 star:		(43)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

The people who gave this camera 1 star reviews for poor hardcopy print quality should be rating themselves a 1 star, not the camera!

This camera is not built nor, has it ever been advertised as having enough pixel capacity to create great detailed hardcopy photos. This camera, because of its limited resolution is strictly meant for use to make quality jpeg pictures which can be quickly e-mailed or uploaded to a webpage. If you want detailed, crisp hardcopy pictures you had better be looking at a 3.3 meg camera at a minimum and a very high quality color dpi printer as well and the cost of those two together will run you 2k!

This camera does EXACTLY what it is meant and advertised to do - provides superb jpeg quality pictures for web and email purposes. You'll never get great hardcopy photo quality with a 2meg camera, there is no such animal!

If you are strictly looking for a camera with incredible ease of use and simplicity to post pictures on the web without hassles, usb cables, downloading software BS...etc... then this is your camera. If you are looking for great hardcopy photo quality pictures try something along the lines of the Sony MVC FD95 or better.

I strongly suspect the people who have written bad comments about this camera did not do their homework before buying it. Had they done so, they would have known that there is not a 2 meg camera on the market which produces true hardcopy photo quality pictures which even come close to 3.3 meg picture quality because there simply isn't enough pixel resolution available. Blame yourself, not the camera dummies. :-)

This is my first digital camera. It's terrific. I really like the fact that it uses floppy disks. Using default resolution I get 25-30 images per disk. No extra software, no cables, just put the disk in your floppy drive and use explore. Easy easy easy! And lets face it, if you forget to pack disks you can get them ANY where. The picture quality is good. The camera is very easy to use. If you are not a professional photographer, and just want to point and shoot vacation pics family stuff like most of us, you will NOT be disappointed by this camera. I like it.

If you are looking for a digital camera to use for professional purposes or for print work, start searching elsewhere. BUT, if you are in the market for a digital camera that will present you with excellent quality photos for use with email or posting onto Web sites, this camera is a dream. It is very simple and straightfoward to operate which makes it great for beginners. The storage mechanism is a simple 3.5 inch dirt cheap floppy disque that holds between 20-30 default setting images. I use this camera on an almost daily basis and as a professional Web designer I recommend this camera wholeheartedly for this kind of work. But remember, do not purchase this camera if you are planning to use it primarily for printing photos. You WILL be disappointed.

This is my first venture into the world of digital cameras so I don't have any comparisons but I CAN tell you how easy it was to use this camera with minimal learning. I sell on the auctions and asked other sellers....the Mavica was the camera of choice for online selling. This model has great zoom and the perfect quality for internet use (I was told that it wouldn't do very good quality home prints, for that you need a higher model). I found this camera VERY easy to use after just a quick browse through the manual and it was the first time I'd ever touched a digital. I love the fact that the images are stored to regular floppies, no climbing under my desk to hook into the back of the computer. The pictures are a nice quality and the snaps and the download was quick and easy. Wonderful little digital at a GREAT PRICE, I wish I'd done this sooner! A++ in my book!

This is the digital camera par-excellence for any beginner. It is also the perfect camera for an experienced user whose needs are web-based. The Mavicas use floppies that are not only dirt cheap, but reuseable. The standard 1.44 floppy will hold about 24 (in default resolution) pics that can go from the camera to your PC without cables or cradles in just seconds. These images are more than adequate for emails or for posting to a website, though they will barely make for good 4" x 6" photos (the available higher res setting will allow for adequate 5" x 7" prints). The camera is sturdy (albeit a bit heavy), the optics & zoom are very good, the flash is better than average, and the battery life is acceptable. If you're considering a digital for non-professional work, this is a fine choice.

I purchased my FD75 for the birth of my second child as I have not captured too many images of my firstborn and I knew I just needed a gimick to get going. Well, it worked! I take pix almost every day of my family, friends and everyday objects. Living in a different state than the rest of my family has been hard but now we all feel a lot closer sharing pix all the time (my parents have a FD75, too.)

As for prints, I have gotten good 4x6 prints from Ofoto.com and have been very pleased with the quality. Only upon colse inspection do they look less than lovely. As a dedicated scrapbooker I am really quite pleased with the quality. I've even gotten some nice 5x7 Sepia toned prints.

I have only good things to say about this camera. Disregard the reviews of "one star" as it seems that these people did not do their research and wanted pro-quality prints from this little (low mega-pixel) wonder.

GREAT CAMERA!

ps This format works really well with my dinosaur of a computer... I don't have a UPC port and the floppy disk was a deciding factor for me. Very nifty feature.

One of the pros is 10x optical zom but no matter how many pros (not so many,) no way to get a good picture from a 0.3MP camera. For email only, not printable. Too expensive too. You can get a much...much better Fujifilm camera w/ a lower price. You need at least 2MP to have a good (4x6) picture.

I recently purchased the MVC/FD75 Sony Mavica.It is easy to use and cheap on the cost per photo since you are using a floppy.I have been able to take excellent pictures with it.As with any technology there are some things you wish you had,such as a viewer for this camera.It is not too bulky when you consider a 35 mm SLR,it really is quite light.The various photo formats is a plus for this camera since you can produce sepia,negative,B&W and Solarized photos. For someone that just wants to take photos and not become a professional photographer this is the camera for you.It's strong point is ease of use.The price is most reasonable for the camera you are getting.If you shop around there is a variation in price from 299.00 to 489.00. So it will pay you to do a bit of research.Battery life is another plus you are able to shoot for about 2.0 plus.It will pay you to purchase an extra battery as a backup.Good luck and enjoy a new experience.

You could rate it 5 stars years ago w/ 10x optical zoom, floppy disk, at 0.3MP (used for web only, not printed pictures) You might be satisfied w/ its picture quality at this price of [$$$]. Now obviously it's not the choice.

The camera used for web only should not cost that much money even though it has 10x optical zoom (the expensive factor) I would rate it 5 stars now if its price was lower than $100.

Ask yourself these questions:

- Why do you buy it when you can buy another camera w/ higher resolutions at the same or lower price (e.g Finepix 2600, 2650,2800...) so you can print really good 4x6 pictures & sometimes 8x10? Of course you can use your picture for web pages...

- Who need the outdated floppy disk now? I guess the floppy drive won't be available computers in the future. It just makes the camera so bulky. Of course its low capacity can be used only for low resolution pictures. If you can spend that much money for a camera, I guess $40-50 for memory is not that expensive.

Last month my brother bought this camera & I bought Finepix 2800 at the same price. He is so disappointed w/ his when seeing what I can do w/ mine. He is now using his old 1.3MP camera rather than use this MVC-FD75. If you just look at 5-star ratings & buy this, you will by disappointed when you know you could buy a cheaper but better camera. I give it 1 star because of the expensive price just for web usage.

I have had my Sony Mavica MVC-FD73 for about 3 years digital cameras were just coming on the market at reasonable prices then. I Love it! (...) When I have traveled overseas I didn't have to worry about running out of disks. I could take all the pictures I wanted without worrying about docking to a computer to unload or free up space for more photos, or only taking specific pictures so you don't run out of room. The pictures all turned out great. I make Jewelry and have a web site. It takes great pictures for that also. I love taking pictures of the flowers in my gardens and they look like you could pick them right off of the screen. I just wish they would include their own photo editing software for people who don't have a good photo editor. I use a professional photo editor with mine. I doubt that there is any software that it would not work with since all photos are saved in the .jpg format. I can pop a disk from the camera right into my computer and my online software pulls up the pictures right on screen and into emails. My whole family can share every special event as soon as it happens. My Mom, Sister and Aunt have purchased Mavicas also and I have not heard anything but praise from them either. It is a great gift to bring your family closer together.