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Summary: Great camera
Review: I purchased one to be used at work for our dept. to conduct "how to"pictures. Word got out how good it was, then everyone was using it and they loved it, in fact, someone loved it so well they took it home and never brought it back.
We are now looking at purchasing another just like it.
It is very simple to use, even for a beginner, and you don't have to find a computer to download the pictures.
Takes great photos.
I do recommend you purchase a rechargable spare battery, this saves time.
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Summary: Outstanding Flexibility
Review: I run a small newspaper. The FD91 has become so indispensable that I now own 2. I can lend one out to an experienced emulsion photographer and, when necessary, teach him/her the essentials of how to use it in 5-6 minutes. These flexible features make it perfect for my situation: The 14:1 zoom means less cropping, and therefore higher resolution in the final cropped photo; the swivel LCD means it's easy to shoot from a higher angle (like over heads of a crowd or from a low angle, or even around a corner; floppy-disk media means film is essentially unlimited, or limited only to roughly 8x the number of disks I'm willing to carry, and they're cheap so "film cost" is never a problem. Finally, of course, in a newspaper operation there are the digital camera advantages of immediate availability, unlimited no-cost shooting because there are no one-time film or processing costs. As to resolution, the 1024x768 size means that a landscape shot can be printed as wide as 12 inches in an 85-line screen without apparent loss of resolution. (But because this camera is so oustanding, I've now purchased a third Mavica, the FD95, for its resolution, which is 2.5x the FD91's.) The cost equation on the FD91 is outstanding, because although the purchase price is high, the advantage of no film cost soon makes it the cheapest possible photo solution for anybody who shoots a lot of pictures.
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Summary: Oldy but goody
Review: I've had my FD91 for over two years and have taken thousands of images. The camera is bulky and heavy, but with 14x zoom it outperforms most others. Sony Steadyshot feature is great for the long lens.Images are good. Some will have the jaggies, but color is great. Now being outdone by new megapixel cameras.
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Summary: Absolutely the best!!
Review: I've owned this camera since it first came out and it was definitely worth the expenditure. I am an electronics junkie and have all the new "toys" but this is most assuredly my prized possession. Takes fantastic pictures, both close-up and telephoto. The floppies are inexpensive, easy to get, easy to transport. You can take pictures to your heart's content, deleting the ones that you don't like, on the spot. No more waiting for pictures to be developed, no more wasted film. In a world that values instant gratification, this is the perfect answer. The camera itself, while bigger than some, is almost perfectly balanced so is quite comfortable to hold and to use. I have acquired other cameras since my FD-91 but none has managed to take over the No. 1 spot from this beauty! Go for it!
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Summary: Absolutely the best!!
Review: I've owned this camera since it first came out and it was definitely worth the expenditure. I am an electronics junkie and have all the new "toys" but this is most assuredly my prized possession. Takes fantastic pictures, both close-up and telephoto. The floppies are inexpensive, easy to get, easy to transport. You can take pictures to your heart's content, deleting the ones that you don't like, on the spot. No more waiting for pictures to be developed, no more wasted film. In a world that values instant gratification, this is the perfect answer. The camera itself, while bigger than some, is almost perfectly balanced so is quite comfortable to hold and to use. I have acquired other cameras since my FD-91 but none has managed to take over the No. 1 spot from this beauty! Go for it!
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Summary: Absolutely the best!!
Review: I've owned this camera since it first came out and it was definitely worth the expenditure. I am an electronics junkie and have all the new "toys" but this is most assuredly my prized possession. Takes fantastic pictures, both close-up and telephoto. The floppies are inexpensive, easy to get, easy to transport. You can take pictures to your heart's content, deleting the ones that you don't like, on the spot. No more waiting for pictures to be developed, no more wasted film. In a world that values instant gratification, this is the perfect answer. The camera itself, while bigger than some, is almost perfectly balanced so is quite comfortable to hold and to use. I have acquired other cameras since my FD-91 but none has managed to take over the No. 1 spot from this beauty! Go for it!
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Summary: One of the best and very convenient
Review: I've used this digital camera many times...it's very versatile in that not only does it take good pictures but, you also can use many accessories that a photographer would normally want to use on his or her slr, i.e. close-up lens attachments, filters etc., etc. The amazing thing is that after taking those wonderful pictures you eject the floppy disk and insert it directly into your computer and go to work. Most of my work is law enforcement and this camera has been a God sent tool. Other features such as image stablizing lens and flash, what else is need, just point and shot...go to work with your images. The best of luck with yours.
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Summary: Sony Mavica FD-91 Digital Camera- Thumbs Up For MAC or PC
Review: Overall I've been super impressed with the results from this camera. It makes use of an HTML index of all photos or video recorded on a floppy diskette. The floppy disk as storage is one of the primary attractions in terms of getting digital images to the computer. It is also its greatest weakness. In the RAW image format (TIFF), the Mavica can store (1) image on a diskette. With a "fine" setting you will likely get storage of 20-22 JPEG compressed images on a single 1.4 MB diskette. Being a MAC and PC user I was very concerned about the PC format required for the floppy diskettes. But, I know most modern Power MAC's can format or read a diskette from a PC. The format of the photos (JPEG) is universal across most all platforms. The digital video output is limited to 60 seconds at the most modest resolution setting (approx 180 X 240 pixels.) Video output can be edited or viewed by Quicktime Pro for MAC or any MPEG-2-able video editor on the PC. The other setting for still photos will give the photographer a wide range of resolution choices for uses like e-mail or still photos with short accompanying sound tracks (also in MPEG-2.) As a professional photographer, I've been very happy with the photo-quality output from a variety of color printers (Apple and Epson). There are distinct limitations due to the .8 megapixel resolution, which really doesn't allow for much of an enlargement over 8" X 10". On top of that, your original image needs to be exposed correctly and should not require a lot of digital filtration or cleanup once it reaches the computer. The best original yields the best results. On the whole, I've found the results to be a little below my desire for better output and higher resolution. This camera has maintained an excellent price resale level as a used camera, and the optical 14X zoom is one of the best around with top notch optical quality. The next model up with a Zeiss lens sells for several hundred dollars more and may be justified with Zeiss-quality optics and the option for Sony memory for storage in addition to the floppy disk. This camera does require a little setup to use, it is not a point and shoot camera. There's a white color balance option based on evaluating the hue of the incoming light through the white translucent lens cap- don't lose the lens cap! Overall this is one of the best digital cameras I've used in terms of color rendering. Perhaps one of its' strongest features is the camera's ability to achieve very life-like color and it does so without much muss and fuss. The Mavica FD-91 handles close-ups extremely well, even with the built-in flash. I found it lacking only in it's inability to trip an external flash unit with a hot shoe or synch plug. You have to rely on the built-in flash as the main light source and this becomes a real drain on the battery. By the way, purchase a couple of optional Lithium batteries; the NP-F550 is Sony's longest charged battery for this model to date. I also recommend getting a camera case for this model as a plastic, Kevlar reinforced body is no substitute for a bomb-proof metal body at half the weight. Without breaking the bank, originally this would have been considered as one of the nicer buy-ins of digital image creation technology. But, according to current standards (2004), it is considered expensive and lacking in the higher resolution that current cameras 1/5th of the price now incorporate. Currently, I could only recommend it for purchase as a used camera, provided you could get it for about a third of the orginal price when sold new.
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Summary: Sony goes the competition one better
Review: Sony has a habit of being just a little better then the competition and the FD91 is no exception when it comes to digital cameras. As a web designer by trade I was looking for something that would give me professional looking photos. Have to say I haven't been disappointed. This is an extremely easy camera to use and I love the floppies, no download problems or issues, plus I can leave a copy with a client instantly. I would highly recommend this camera to anyone that isn't turned off by the price.
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Summary: digital cameras
Review: sony makes a good camera and i just love it i just got it and uses it all the time its easy to use and to download pictures to my pc the pictures are clear and in focus you can make a short movies with this camera and download them to your pc so you can send movies in your e-mail [short movies about 60 seconds]
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