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Summary: John - Professional Photographer and Webpage Creator
Review: 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. :-)
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Summary: Great Digital Camera for the Beginner
Review: Right out of the box we were taking pictures without even reading the directions! Just point, shoot, put the floppy in your computer and browse the pictures. AND, they are the perfect size for e-mail or posting on your web page. We also took it to a friends house, took pictures all afternoon, and then left the floppy disk with our friends. And floppy disks are cheap and easy to use!
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Summary: Buy another camera!
Review: I got this camera as a gift from my company last Christmas, and it was an ok starter camera to fool around with. However, I went on a trip to South America and saw some incredible things-but the camera did a below average job capturing the pictures. A lot of the pictures were HEAVILY pixilated, so I went and got a better camera. Save your money, and buy a higher resolution camera-they can be found at or near the same price point. You will probably regret it if you don't buy a 3.3 meg camera to start with.
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Summary: Think twice
Review: On the plus side, this is a very easy camera to use. The 3.5" floppy makes for speed and convenience. BUT... the negatives outweigh the positives with this camera. It is heavy and bulky (Mostly because of the floppy disk application). The pictures are coarse and grainy and not suitable for printing with ANY printer. It is necessary to focus this camera throught the LCD on the back and in bright sunlight, you can't see what you're trying to photograph. I also have an HP618 digital and there is no comparison, yet they sell for the same price. I am a believer in SONY products and own several, but they dropped the ball with this one. I'm sure that their higher end models are much more satisfactory, but I would not recommend this camera to anyone. I'm not a professional photographer, just a point and shoot guy, but this camera will disappoint you. Sorry SONY.
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Summary: blurry
Review: i don't like the picture quality at all. the pictures get very blurry, and must be printed with a very high qulaity printer to look half-decent. not worth getting this without one, because the picture is terrible on the HP Deskjet 630, but i think it';s because of the camera more then the printer
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Summary: expensive
Review: i know that for a digital camera, the price is around average. but for a floppy disk, bad quality camera i feel almost embarresed using it because it makes me look like i wasted my money. I wish i rather bought a different camera, and suggest you do so also
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Summary: floppy disks
Review: floppy disks make this a bad camera. although the resolution is great, the floppy disk has very little storage room compared to san-disk models. because of that, the pictures are saved on the disk with a low quality picture, making this camera sub-par. not a good buy
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Summary: You cannot go wrong here.
Review: 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.
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Summary: Great product
Review: 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.
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Summary: Easy for new user,Good quality pics!
Review: 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!
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