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Summary: The Perfect Digital Camera!
Review: I just got this camera, today, from Amazon and I am more than pleased! I'm thrilled! I also have an Olympus digital camera and a Mavica 35mm but this is now my favorite! No transferring your images with other software and the pictures are remarkablly clear! Easy to operate and the features are wonderful! The telephoto capability is amazing! Even in low light the images came out clear. I've already emailed images of my kids (5 furry ones with long tales!) to my friends and family and the responses were great! Even the printed photos came out really well! I also ordered the Case Logic DC70 Digital Camera and Accessory Bag and the Mavica and it's accessories fit inside beautifully! I have nothing but praise for this digital camera & Case Logic Bag and also for Amazon!! The best buy on net!
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Summary: Marvelous!
Review: This camera definitely works for what I need it for - taking pictures to use on my Web site, The Schumin Web, and saving the remainder as stock photos. The floppy disk storage allows for you to take literally thousands of pictures without going back to your computer, and thus gets high marks for portability. All in all, a great camera, and if you're like me, whenever you take it with you, carry some floppies in your pocket, because you will be taking a lot of pictures.
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Summary: Don't buy as your ONLY camera
Review: If you take only 1 thing from this review, let it be this: THIS CAMERA IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU PLAN TO DO PHOTO-EDITING (MANIPULATION) Most of the photos you take with this camera will look a little blurry on your computer screen, and God forbid you ZOOM-IN on the photo using your photo-viewing program. The quality of the photos is horrible (mostly due to the .jpg compression) and gives the photo a 'pastel-color' look to it. The camera does have a setting to take better quality pictures using .BMP capability but when you use this setting you will be able to fit ONLY 1 PHOTO PER FLOPPY DISK. Although the quality is better when using .BMP it is still not good enough for a serious photographer. The LCD screen will get fingerprints on it if you even THINK about putting your finger anywhere near it and if you're under strong sunlight it is hard to see the image. A viewfinder would've come in handy, however.. I like the idea of not having to put the camera up to my face to take a pic. A necessary evil you might say. If you DON'T have money to burn, do yourself a favor and either wait until digital cameras are a dime-per-dozen or take out a mortgage loan to save up for the FD-90 Sony model. I don't know about you, but ...+ is not something I part with easily least of all for a camera. WHAT IT IS GOOD FOR: Online Auctions (Ebay), Unimportant pics. Also, credit must be given where credit is due: For me, the main selling point of the Sony FD series is disk storage capacity. This is a definite plus that enables you to share photographs with other people when they dont have a photo-downloading facility in their PC (in my experience this includes one hell of alot of people). The 10x zoom is also a God-send. You can almost use the camera as binoculars if you want to. The camera also enables you to format a floppy disk (at the expense of alot of battery life). A fully charged battery will give u approximately 2.5 hrs of camera use. In closing; Get this camera if you truly have your heart set on it, but be forewarned about the day that you are going to want to take the PERFECT PHOTO. It's not going to happen with the FD73. Not in the standard .jpg compression it delivers, and not at the 640x480 maximum capacity size.
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Summary: A Wonferful Camera for Internet Use, NOT PHOTOS
Review: A wonderful camera for Intrnet use. For auctions, emails, web sites, Etc. this is a fine camera. The advantages are great macros (down to 1"),10X zoom lens, comes with rechagable battery and charger, simple downloading of floppies to your PC and the economy of using floppies as the storage medium. However this is NOT a camera suitable for Photos (Because of the 640X480 resolution) Do not make the mistake of taking important shots and assume you can get decent photos. For fine photos go to a 1 or 2 megapixel cameras. I also own the Nikon Coolpix 950 camera and recommend any Nikon or Olympus camera. Only the Nikons have great Macro capability (If this is important) A great buy for the money is the Olympus 460/490.
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Summary: I love this camera
Review: I have been using this camera about 3 months and I love it. It is easy to use and easy to upload pictures! I bought it mostly to take photos of items that I am auctioning online and it serves the purpose well. I bought it because I can put pictures right on floppy disks. I always use the "fine" mode when taking pictures and am quite happy. I also use it to take pictures of my neices as well as other general pictures. The pictures come out very clear when you are trying to photograph a small item from a close range and do not zoom in. The playback feature is very useful too and let's you know if you need to do a "retake". The only drawback is that photos that come out dark or on the light side tend to be grainy. If you zoom in as much as you can, the photos tend to be grainy as well. Great camera for the online auctioner! Great camera in general!
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Summary: Easy & Fun to Use, Nice Photo Quality
Review: This camera is quite user friendly, even for complete klutzes, such as I. Easy access to the telephoto and wide angle feature, as well as photo effects. I found it excellent for photographing nature, especially birds and florals. It is quite simple to create nice portrait effects too! Popping in the floppy is very convenient. The flash is not quite bright enough in very dark settings. Too bad there is no way to create a time exposure... this is the only drawback I have found. :-(
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Summary: Good camera, but limited
Review: I've owned this camera for some time, and I couldn't put it down when I first got my battery charged! The Mavica series is a blessing. The FD-73 is, I recommend, to be used for general purpose shooting. The absence of a manual focus and poor quality photographs under low-lighting conditions forces me to rate this with only 4 stars instead of 5. Photos appear too grainy under low-light. The 10x zoom is great. The included NPF-330 rechargable Lithium battery is a godsend, giving you up to 3 hours of continual use. Good idea would be to purchase an additional NPF-550 which lasts much longer. I always keep one in use, and the other on charge. The batteries will last around two years before they need to be replaced. These batteries can be used with many other Sony digital cameras and camcorders. My biggest gripe with the FD-73 is it's resolution: JPEG's are only 640x480 in size. The compression is so-so. However, the picture effects (sepia, B&W, solarize, negative) are pretty nifty, although I only used the B&W myself. Similar effects can be achieved using any good graphics program. The LCD can be very difficult to view while outside under sunny conditions. Another gripe is the white-balance: you can't control it. Taking pictures of family against open scenery is difficult, making photographs appear to be back-lit. The controls were easy to manipulate, and the floppy disc can hold anywhere from 1 (if using Bitmap mode) to 20 pictures (depending on image). Of course, you can fit more images on a disc using B&W mode if you prefer to take black and white photographs. I eventually upgraded to the FD-91, which isn't available on Amazon.com anymore. As for the FD-73, if you're into quality, go for a better model.
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Summary: EZ and Fun to use
Review: Maybe I jumped the gun, but I wanted a digital camera for Christmas and I got it! (It was a gift, but it was the only thing I really wanted!) I chose the MVC-FD73 'cause it used disketts, seemed easy enough, and has good instructions. The zoom is great! I took literally hundreds of pics on our vacation. I may not ever use them all, but I sure didn't waste any film getting shots of scenes, people, etc. As far as flash pics go, the flash can be modified, hi, med, low, or off. Some indoor shots don't come out very well, but that's due to the overall lighting. I am extremly happy I have this camera!:o)!
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Summary: eBay Friendly
Review: I needed a digital camera for listing auctions on eBay. Being that I'm a computer dolt, I sought out the easiest camera to use. The disc feature seemed easiest thus best suited and Consumers' report spoke highly of the camera. My photos are some of the best I've ever seen on eBay and it was a cinch to figure out and use. I have not used many of the bells and whistles, but habitually use the "bright +/-" feature: you click that feature a couple of times to compensate for the excesses of natural or man-made light or to get a photo that closer approximates the color of the item photographed. It works miracles and if, in order to closer approximate the color of the object, I end up with a dark photo, my computer software allows me to brighten the image again without distorting the color. Another beneficial characteristic is the clarity of the photos taken from close up. Holding the camera steady is essential. I often need extreme close ups if the object is a war medal or coin or token and get amazing photos by holding the object close to a light in the basement and photographing close up, such that I've got the coin in one hand held toward the basement ceiling and the camera in the other, with the camera between the light and the object so that light hits the object with no shadow. I'm beginning to use this technique for all my close ups of any object. Also, I'm using one of those spiral shaped long-lasting bulbs in the basement, but don't know whether that plays a role in my success with this technique or not. Another great thing about this "close up" technique is that I have total control over the light, and can see what image I'm going to get, unlike flash. It is obvious from surfing eBay that most sellers are not savvy to this technique. I sorely wish the camera had a hair trigger though. Especially when I'm doing the basement close up technique, where both hands are over my head and a steady hand is at a premium, yet physically taxing at my age (47), the click button is cumbersome, refusing to respond to gentle suggestion. This problem is distracting, but a small price to pay for the amazing photos that help maximize my sales. This is one great camera.
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Summary: The Mavica
Review: I like the Mavica because it's fast and it makes a pretty good pictures. Great interface. Easy to use. I recommend this for everyone who wants to make good pictures but not a professional. Andrew Sali
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