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Summary: Happy with my choice!
Review: After buying a Sony Vaio F290 notebook, and being completely thrilled with it, my next step was to study up, and learn about digital cameras. I've been doing photography for years, but am not a professional. I have had my Mavica 83 for just one month, but the real thrill was taking it out onto the beach, two hours after bringing it home, and easily taking my first 2 floppies full of pictures! The menu is easily understandable, and the quality of the pictures I've taken, is excellent. The 6x digital zoom is also excellent for most shots. I love being able to copy the contents of one full disk onto another (to share) right in the camera's 4x drive. I'd heard negative reviews, concerning it only having the LCD, but with a bit of practice, this becomes second nature. All LCD's have some problems with & in the sun, but if you know how to set up your shot, this isn't a problem. The flash is very stark/bright in & on your photo. It's so much fun and very easy sending pictures by email! I think everyone in my family will probably be buying a digital for Christmas! I went to several stores, to pick up, handle and move around with the menu's, of all the camera's I could find. I recommend you do this too, if you're going to buy one. Some camera's just don't feel right in your hands. The controls on this camera are conveniently placed. I have a couple "newspaper" writing friends, and they tell me, they use Mavica 83's from the office too. That seemed good enough for me! The only thing I am not satisfied with, is the battery life. Yes, I'm turning off my LCD too, in hopes of extending it, but, the battery doesn't have the stated minutes life. The macro is also excellent, and can really catch some interesting views. There are cheaper cameras, and getting more powerful by the week, but for now, I highly recommend the Mavica 83. Being able to use floppies as film, is great, as you can share these with anyone, and it's the cheapest way to go. My only wish is that they had included a cap / protective cover, for the LCD.
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Summary: A great and easy to use camara
Review: After much consideration, stalling and browsing I decided on the Mavica FD83. I've found it a most useful, acceptable quality camara useful internet features, one can make and send a 15sec 320 X 240 mpeg video clip in a few minutes. it also records in small frame X3 15sec video clips, internet ready,on a single floppy. Stills with 40sec audio. All around I'm pleased and plan to use it for many years. High res only 3-4 pictures per floppy otherwise up to 20 pictures per floppy. Worth the money really...though not I suppose the very best for the hi-tech professional. I like the floppy system, quick and easy to file and view.
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Summary: 1216x912 MegaPixel Resolution Is Awesome!
Review: Don't believe the person in the previous message. Megapixel mode (1216x912) will result in 4 to 7 images on a standard floppy disk depending upon the complexity of the image. 1024x768 mode results in 7 to 10 photos on a disk. 640x480 mode results in 14 to 20+ photos on the disk. The max resolution stated on Amazon is not 1024x768 (that's an error that needs correcting). The camera takes very nice 5, 10, or 15 second MPG movies in either 160x120 or 320x200 mode. I've had this camera for three months now and carry it with me everywhere, along with a box of disks. At the minimum I keep a fresh disk in the camera. With a rechargable battery that I've used full blast taking photos on 25+ disks for two hours, you can't beat it. Memory sticks are convenient as you won't have to unload and reload your camera, but nothing beats being able to take the disk out of the camera, hand it to someone, and be done with it. They can pop that disk into any PC or Mac and view the contents without going through any memory stick download process at all. What I do hope is that Sony picks up on the SuperDisk 120-MB floppy technology and incorporates it into their next line of cameras. That should resolve any "not enough space on a disk" issues. But for now, it's fun and I'm very happy with my camera.
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Summary: 1216x912 MegaPixel Resolution Is Awesome!
Review: Don't believe the person in the previous message. Megapixel mode (1216x912) will result in 4 to 7 images on a standard floppy disk depending upon the complexity of the image. 1024x768 mode results in 7 to 10 photos on a disk. 640x480 mode results in 14 to 20+ photos on the disk. The max resolution stated on Amazon is not 1024x768 (that's an error that needs correcting). The camera takes very nice 5, 10, or 15 second MPG movies in either 160x120 or 320x200 mode. I've had this camera for three months now and carry it with me everywhere, along with a box of disks. At the minimum I keep a fresh disk in the camera. With a rechargable battery that I've used full blast taking photos on 25+ disks for two hours, you can't beat it. Memory sticks are convenient as you won't have to unload and reload your camera, but nothing beats being able to take the disk out of the camera, hand it to someone, and be done with it. They can pop that disk into any PC or Mac and view the contents without going through any memory stick download process at all. What I do hope is that Sony picks up on the SuperDisk 120-MB floppy technology and incorporates it into their next line of cameras. That should resolve any "not enough space on a disk" issues. But for now, it's fun and I'm very happy with my camera.
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Summary: A practical beginners digital camera
Review: Good camera with easy viewing on a computer using floppy disks. I was even able to get more "film" in Cartegena, Columbia. Just ask for "diskettes". The LCD display can be hard to see if bright sun is shining on it, but point and click and you can see the picture as it records on the disk in the shade of your body. If you want to see the image for a longer time just slide the mode switch from "Still" to "Play" and see all the images taken so far. Slide the switch to Movie and take MPG digital movie clips with sound. These too can be reviewed with sound in just seconds after recording on disk. The sound is as good as my 8 mm video camera. At the highest resolution expect three ".MPG" 5 second clips, at the lowest, six 5 second clips. With the stills, you will record 10 ".JPG" images at the highest and 23 at the lowest resolution per standard 1.4 MB floppy disk. These numbers vary depending on program and zoom settings.A fun camera for amature photagraphy and recording your vacation. On the down side I am ready to move on to a higher mega pixel rating. 35 mm photography still takes better pictures and I'm hoping a higher rating will give me better zoom in capabilities.
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Summary: A practical beginners digital camera
Review: Good camera with easy viewing on a computer using floppy disks. I was even able to get more "film" in Cartegena, Columbia. Just ask for "diskettes". The LCD display can be hard to see if bright sun is shining on it, but point and click and you can see the picture as it records on the disk in the shade of your body. If you want to see the image for a longer time just slide the mode switch from "Still" to "Play" and see all the images taken so far. Slide the switch to Movie and take MPG digital movie clips with sound. These too can be reviewed with sound in just seconds after recording on disk. The sound is as good as my 8 mm video camera. At the highest resolution expect three ".MPG" 5 second clips, at the lowest, six 5 second clips. With the stills, you will record 10 ".JPG" images at the highest and 23 at the lowest resolution per standard 1.4 MB floppy disk. These numbers vary depending on program and zoom settings. A fun camera for amature photagraphy and recording your vacation. On the down side I am ready to move on to a higher mega pixel rating. 35 mm photography still takes better pictures and I'm hoping a higher rating will give me better zoom in capabilities.
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Summary: A practical beginners digital camera
Review: Good camera with easy viewing on a computer using floppy disks. I was even able to get more "film" in Cartegena, Columbia. Just ask for "diskettes". The LCD display can be hard to see if bright sun is shining on it, but point and click and you can see the picture as it records on the disk in the shade of your body. If you want to see the image for a longer time just slide the mode switch from "Still" to "Play" and see all the images taken so far. Slide the switch to Movie and take MPG digital movie clips with sound. These too can be reviewed with sound in just seconds after recording on disk. The sound is as good as my 8 mm video camera. At the highest resolution expect three ".MPG" 5 second clips, at the lowest, six 5 second clips. With the stills, you will record 10 ".JPG" images at the highest and 23 at the lowest resolution per standard 1.4 MB floppy disk. These numbers vary depending on program and zoom settings. A fun camera for amature photagraphy and recording your vacation. On the down side I am ready to move on to a higher mega pixel rating. 35 mm photography still takes better pictures and I'm hoping a higher rating will give me better zoom in capabilities.
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Summary: Great Camera, but storage isn't
Review: Great camera. Great pictures. But -- the storage is terrible! A floppy disk can hold only so many images... AND it'll hold only ONE megapixel image. There are better soloutions out there. CompactFlash cards can hold 64MB of images, at the least. Iomega Clik! for Digital Cameras drives can hold 40MB of imagery. And, floppy disks are expensive. I highly reccomend this for novices, but for serious photographers, stay away!
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Summary: new user please read
Review: hi. iam a new user and i bought mvc83 and as i manufacture wrought iron gates and railings i was amazed at the floppy disc accsess for printing i have updated my catolog in minutes.allthough i never got a manual with it i used it with in minutes.as it was a used one i could do with a manual if anyone can email me a basic copy for me ta any how.the floppy syatem is great as we get them now for ?5.00.pr 50. which is great as i use it every day please send any info on the best way to take pics ie. jpeg or mpeg wich is best .for optimiseing disk space on . a floppy with thanks shaun liverpool uk
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Summary: new user please read
Review: hi. iam a new user and i bought mvc83 and as i manufacture wrought iron gates and railings i was amazed at the floppy disc accsess for printing i have updated my catolog in minutes.allthough i never got a manual with it i used it with in minutes.as it was a used one i could do with a manual if anyone can email me a basic copy for me ta any how.the floppy syatem is great as we get them now for £5.00.pr 50. which is great as i use it every day please send any info on the best way to take pics ie. jpeg or mpeg wich is best .for optimiseing disk space on . a floppy with thanks shaun liverpool uk
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