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Summary: The ultimate camera for an estimator !
Review: I had earlier version Mavica but the FD-91 blows the others away. As a construction estimator I use my camera every day. This Sony camera is the best tool I have ever found for my estimating work. The pictures are great and the features cover every situation. It is amazingly easy to whip up a photo presentation with the excellent photos and included software. I have probably sold more of these cameras for Sony than their advertising department. I never go anywhere without my FD91!
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Summary: Quit Waiting and go Digital
Review: I have been a semi-photo buff for 20+ years. This is the second generation Sony Digital camera I have purchased. Its a great piece of equipment and is easy to use. I particularily like being able to do the full motion sound and video and send it to my family members over the net.
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Summary: The BEST Digital Camera for a multitude of applications
Review: I have had mine since September of 1999 and it is fantastic! The best feature is the floppy disk storage media. You're out of town, no laptop mega-drive and out of storage? Buy a $5 box of disks and shoot for another month! I bought an extra battery for mine which is real handy when traveling. The battery life is real good - several hours of continuous shooting and viewing, even with the lower life battery supplied with the camera. These batteries also interchange with Sony video cameras, so you can get double duty out of them if you own a video camera also. I have used the camera to take pictures to email to family & friends, Fox & Friends, post on auction sites, send to publications and even just to print out on photo paper. I used the camera on a tripod to take pictures of kids on Santa's lap this past Christmas, printing them on photo paper with an ink jet printer - a terrific success! The quality was not quite 35mm SLR, but it was a whole lot better and faster than a cheap 35mm. I am now experimenting with the mpeg video mode for our local track team, many events are completed in less than the 1 minute limit in extended mode. We may post these to the students web sites eventually. All my old 52mm lense accessories fit this camera. The filters, effects lenses & etc. add to the creativity you can unleash with this camera. The ability to instantly check your work by viewing on the screen is impossible with 35mm. Many years ago I considered becoming a professional photographer and back then you had to do a test shot with a Polaroid to check lighting, composition and so on. I believe this camera will take the place of Polaroids in all applications. Don't throw out the old Nikon 35 yet though, for true quality work, you still need film. This camera also has a whole disk or single frame copy feature that is really nice if you want to give copies of your pictures away in the field. You can also delete unwanted frames to free disk space in the camera. The controls and menus for all these functions are intuitive and straight forward to use. Exposure control is also easily accomplished with a series of programable features. The shutter speed, apeture, flash and white balance can all be set manually if you don't want to use the automatic mode, which really is adequate for most situations. You will want to read the book first, but once you have the basics down, it is just infinite experimentation from there. You can't make a mistake - just reset and try again - you're not wasting expensive film! I would recommend getting a wide angle accessory lense; if you are taking pictures of large subjects in tight quarters, (no, I'm not talking about Santa Claus!), sometimes you can't backup far enough. An extra battery, as mentioned above, is also essential if you plan to use it traveling or on all day assignments.
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Summary: It's the Lens!
Review: I have had this camera for six months and still find it to be the best digitial camera available for the price. (Amazing in the computer world) Others have cameras with more pixels, more storage, etc., but no one has matched the lens. a 14x (38mm-510mm) optical zoom is unmatched. Combine that with the floppy storage (no easier method for transporting to multiple computers) and the multiple viewfinders (LCD screen and eyepiece) and you have an unbeatable combination. The resolution is more than acceptable for anything but professional use (and even for professional use online) and I bet hardly anyone uses anything other than JPEG mode anyway. A real winner! PS mine got stolen last night and I am ordering another even after checking out all the newer models!
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Summary: I Love It
Review: I have owned the Mavica FD 91 for about a year and I love it I use it to take pictures of butterflies and other insects and it works great especially when you use a maginfying glass to really bring things close up
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Summary: Great camera for the 35 mm professional
Review: I have owned this camera for over 2 years now, and absolutely love this camera. It takes great pictures. I normally use the 640x480 pixel option. I normally get about 23 pictures to the floppy on this setting. There is an exposure modifier, which will allow you to darken bright pictures, and brighten dark pictures, by modifying the apeture, and shutter speed. They are both controlled automatically, but they are adjustable up to +1.5 to -1.5. There is also auto, or manual white balance, for use in compensation for incandescent, and florescent lighting. There is a 14x optical zoom, one of the best in the industry. There is a 52mm ring, for attaching filters.
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Summary: Great camera for the 35 mm professional
Review: I have owned this camera for over 2 years now, and absolutely love this camera. It takes great pictures. I normally use the 640x480 pixel option. I normally get about 23 pictures to the floppy on this setting. There is an exposure modifier, which will allow you to darken bright pictures, and brighten dark pictures, by modifying the apeture, and shutter speed. They are both controlled automatically, but they are adjustable up to +1.5 to -1.5. There is also auto, or manual white balance, for use in compensation for incandescent, and florescent lighting. There is a 14x optical zoom, one of the best in the industry. There is a 52mm ring, for attaching filters.
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Summary: Telephoto feature is tops
Review: I love the telephoto feature and find it tops for nature and close up work. Also the anti-shake feature helps at maximum range. The ease and speed of transfering images to the computer is one of the best. However, I find the lack of provision for a dedicated flash and the inadequate in-camera flash to be puzzling in a camera of this price range. Interior work is limited to 8 feet unless flood lights are used. This is definately a good camera for outdoor work but not for interior shots.
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Summary: I have owned 6 Mavicas.
Review: I love this one! It's a little bulkier than the rest, but I got used to it immediately. I use it daily to take hundreds of photos for my business. It's ideal! The quality of the photos is fantastic.
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Summary: spectacular!!!
Review: I picked this camera up when it first came out, i paid a little over a thousand for it, the deal here on amazon is amazing. This camera, is definitely worth the money that i paid, therefore it is without a doubt a hot buy here for its current price. The camera is truely state of the art, one of my many favorite features of this camera would have to be the usage of a 3.5 floppy disk. thats right folks, you simply insert a 3.5 floppy disk into the side of the camera, and vwoala! you snap pictures, when that is used up, insert another one. if the disk isnt formatted, the camera will format it for you. you then insert the disk into you hard drive (Computer drive, that is) and view your pictures. The picture quality is wonderful, its clean and crisp. I actually used this at my brothers highshool graduation, took the pictures home, and printed them out. The pictures came out fantastic. not only did i snap pictures, and delete the ones that i didnt like right from my camera, i recorded approx 30 seconds worth of video footage, which can be used with real player. This camera is one of my favorite electronic goodies around my house, and i have a lot of electronic goodies. The zoom on this camera is quite good, but it pales in comparison to the 1.4X zoom lens that i bought for this camera, man, now that thing is sweet. can we say telescope?! This camera is definitely worth the mula. whether youre looking for a camera for recreational use (like me), or if youre going to use it as a professional photographer (like my dad's friend, who introduced it to us) this camera will satisfy your needs, and then some. It's a fun little gadget, its easy to use, and you'll love it. It's true, it gets the complete 5 stars.
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