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Summary: Great , But .....
Review: I love the camera and all the features . I don't miss 35 mm as much as I thought I would with this camera . I love that you can just click and e-mail right away . One problem is that I used the mavica discs and found them to be great , but expensive . So I did what every one else did , used a cheaper disc , not Mavica . They worked for a while but now , won't work at all .It won't intialize or finalize . They were not kidding when they warn that other discs will damage your camera . I called Sony and they tell me this is what happens . I have a useless camera now , it won't even work with the Mavica disc. I can still see all the already recored disc from the past but can't make any new . It's ashame because the camera takes the best digital pictures i have seen .They need to work on this since you can't even find the mavica disc in my area .Thanks alot Sony .
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Summary: Marvelous Mavica CD
Review: I owned a CD300, a CD400, and a CD500. Why is it that they had a perfectly wonderful menu system on the 300 and 400 but felt the urge to mess that up on the CD500? Everything is difficult to find now! Don't get me wrong, it is a great camera, but the ease of use is part of it too. And what in the world happened to the Black and White photos? I can't find any setting for taking those pictures! Another person mentioned that on the review. I don't think it does Black and White. I miss that feature so much!The 3x optical zoom is very mediocre... and their "smart system" of zooming is a bit of a joke... you can only really use the zoom properly if you are taking lower resolution pictures, or you can't take advantage of it. It is reasonably priced for a 5 megapixel. The CD recording is absolutely fantastic and the media price is just right (provided you don't waste your money on Mavica disks). Just purchase the less expensive ones. I have yet to see a bad disk that is not a Mavica one. Love the camera, but could use some improvement. I would wait for an eventual CD600 though... they might fix the shortcomings I mentioned above.
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Summary: They took something nice and downgraded it a bit...
Review: I owned a CD300, a CD400, and a CD500. Why is it that they had a perfectly wonderful menu system on the 300 and 400 but felt the urge to mess that up on the CD500? Everything is difficult to find now! Don't get me wrong, it is a great camera, but the ease of use is part of it too. And what in the world happened to the Black and White photos? I can't find any setting for taking those pictures! Another person mentioned that on the review. I don't think it does Black and White. I miss that feature so much! The 3x optical zoom is very mediocre... and their "smart system" of zooming is a bit of a joke... you can only really use the zoom properly if you are taking lower resolution pictures, or you can't take advantage of it. It is reasonably priced for a 5 megapixel. The CD recording is absolutely fantastic and the media price is just right (provided you don't waste your money on Mavica disks). Just purchase the less expensive ones. I have yet to see a bad disk that is not a Mavica one. Love the camera, but could use some improvement. I would wait for an eventual CD600 though... they might fix the shortcomings I mentioned above.
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Summary: Simply amazing photographs!
Review: I purchased this camera as a replacement for a Sony Mavica about 4 years old. I had a really good experience over those 4 years with the other Mavica.
Wanting to take advantage of the current technology in digital photography, I don't think I could have chosen better.
The quality of the 5mp photos is outstanding. This is a digital photograph that can really compete with film photography. I can't say enough about the clarity and detail that this captures. You'll have to see it to believe it. I was able to install the software on my Windows XP home edition after a very quick phone call to the software mfg which is listed on the envelope. For XP - don't download the first driver on the list of options. The second option - Image Maker - is the only one you need and it installs fine. You see - the first option on the list isn't needed for Windows XP. The storage on mini-CD's is perfect...and a much cheaper alternative to having film developed. With the USB connection, no need to remove the disc or finalize it until it is full. In only 24 hours - I know this was a great decision. You'll love it!
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Summary: Absolutely incredible - using for research
Review: I went looking for a camera to use so I didn't have to pay huge amounts of money for photocopies doing archival research. This is by far absolutely the best camera I could find, and I've been using it for everything lately, not just the research. Combined with a photo printer (fairly cheap anymore) you can't go wrong. Pros:
I thought it would be bigger, but it's actually very comfortable to hold and not that heavy.
The battery lasts forever (actually about 3 hours).
With the cd-burning piece, you don't need to download your pictures to a computer. mini cd-rs are very cheap and hold about 200 MB (depending on the size of the pictures between 50-400 pictures).
The 5 MP resolution allows you to zoom in on a document so you can damn near analyze the ink content.
The menus are easy to figure out, even for slow kids like me. Cons:
None yet, except for maybe the zoom - it's only a 3-power, but I don't need much more than that.
I haven't used the USB connection at all, because I DON'T HAVE TO! (CD-Rs are awesome).
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Summary: Marvelous Mavica CD
Review: I've been using the SONY MVCCD500 CD Mavica for about 9 months in forensic engineering work. The camera has been completely reliable inspite of some rough handling and adverse conditions. Disc media has huge capacity and is great for archiving photographic evidence. Read only media helps defend against accusations of digital photo tampering. Resolution is adequate for some surprisingly good enlargements. Zeiss lense is supurb.
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Summary: Great camera for pro or amateur
Review: I've had this camera for over a year now, have used it under varing conditions (cold, rain, dust) and it works perfectly. One of the best features of this camera is that you can save the small CDs in your library, and never have to worry about your computer crashing and losing all your valuable photos! I buy the read-only CDs (which are cheaper) and don't delete any photographs that I take.
Granted, the camera is a bit heavier than the little ones that seem to be so popular, but not as heavy as you'd think.
I use the camera to take photographs for various web sites that I host, and the quality of the photographs are amazingly good. Another plus is that no matter where you travel with it, if you can find a computer with a CD-ROM drive you can see the photographs. No need to travel with your camera's software and plugs... This way I can leave an electronic version of photographs with those I'm visiting, and still take them home.
Simply a five star camera. I wouldn't trade it in for any other type.
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Summary: This is a great camera!
Review: It is very easy to use...I love that my pictures once on the cd rom are basically safe forever...from what I understand; some dvd players will play the pictures on the cd rom. The only bad thing about this camera is that when you want to look back at pictures you have taken previously on the camera; it takes a while for the pictures to focus on the lcd screen...maybe 4-5 seconds of waiting for each picture. Like I said; that is the only thing I do not like about this camera.
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Summary: The Pictures are Fantastic
Review: It took me awhile to come on-board to the digital era, I couldn't see the point on buying one when I can get great pictures with my SLR. We bought the CD Mavica and the more I use it, the more I like it!!! . My (our) CD Mavica is ready when you need it, no film to buy or to drop off. Discs are inexpensive and easy to find, even in Sydney. Crickey! Once you get used to the delay, you'll get pretty good at "seeing" a photo opportunity. Delete and have another go straight away, recommended for fidddly toddler subjects. The size of the screen allows people with less-than-perfect vision to have a look a the pictures. My in-laws love that. To me the best quality of this camera is it's flexibility. Although I must say that the software that comes with it did not work in my iMac, I still can download still photos without any problems or special settings. I use the USB port on my keyboard and iMac starts iPhoto automatically, one more click and we're home!, without finalizing the disc. I have not been able to watch any of the movies yet. Another great way to see the photos and is on TV, playing them straight from the camera. As far as I know families are more likely to gather in front of the TV rather than around the computer. And last but not least. I like the weight and the feel of the camera, the controls are easy to reach while holding it with both hands.
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Summary: Incredible Camera
Review: Our first digital camera. On our trip to disneyworld, we shot about 100 frames each day for 8 days. The CD format works wonderful. We did not have to carry extra memory cards or rush to download them to a laptop. The pictures have incredible detail which you will expect from a 5mp camera. If you want a standalone camera, do not want to lug a laptop or be limited in the number of pictures you take,This is the one. The small CDs are inexpensive and permanent (we do not have to keep the pictures on our hard drive or another CD).
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