Hot??but maybe a POS = Sony digital camera MVC-FD75

[JaggedEdge]

1st post... do go easy. Could be a good deal but don't know quality.

Personally I'm in the market for the a digital camera that will take the floppy disk format. I found these set of sony's (the MVC line) that does. I looked at Staples and they have them. So from what I read you can PM staples with an online retailer. Here is what I found.

The camera is here for $312 (Staples has it for 399). Then use the 40$ off coupon (B&M). And if my math is correct it comes to this.

Price 312.00
Ship + 18.00
Coupon - 40.00
-----------------
290.00

Seems pretty good. If you all think its good then I'm gonna pick one up.....What are your guys opinions on the deal and the camera.....Staples also carries the 87 model too.

 

[b0mbrman]

Woah. 10X optical zoom! Does that balance out the 640 x 480 resolution?

 

[ai42]

Ehh I wouldn't pay that much. Ive seen these cameras were great 2 years ago, but by todays standards it bad. Go see if you can still get in on the Target discount digital cameras. It is so cheap now you can easily buy the cameara and flash card reader for under 290 (I think you can do it for under 100 in fact!).

 

[GnatGoSplat]

Why would you WANT a floppy disk camera? They're big, bulky, and limited to 1.44MB. CompactFlash and SmartMedia are both available in 128MB sizes for around $70. I think CF is available in 256MB as well.
This is only 350K pixels too. My Olympus D-510 Zoom was $350 (I paid too much) and has 2.1M pixels and came with an 8MB SmartMedia. There are much better deals out there too.

If you really NEED floppy capability, you can get FlashPath adapters that you slip your SmartMedia card into.

Of course, you should buy what you want, but my opinion is for that kind of money you can get a MUCH better camera with much better resolution and storage media that's much better than floppies.

 

[DjmCam]

I used to think that the floppy disks were so easy to use and putting them on a digicam was great. Now I use a smartmedia cam and it's great...

do yourself a favor and at least look into smartmedia & compactflash cams instead of this one. If this is all you need though go for it.

 

[ROSALIEPIZZA]

I have this camera and if you plan on any enlargement of an image you will be very disappointed. I now use flash memory and the mv75 is my 15 year old toy.

 

[LukFilm]

These Mavicas suck!!! I tried out FD73 and the quality was horrible compared to my FinePix 1400Zoom. And Sony costs about 3x as much.

 

[render]

floppy disks? you gotta be kidding.

You can buy a nice 2 meg digital camera for around $330. do research before you buy anything.

 

[kenkhanh]

if you decided to go with something else, look into getting the Kodak DC4800. Check out the lastest thread about it here

 

[JaggedEdge]

Well...guess I got my answer. Thanks for the responses. By going with the FD format I was trying to avoid the cost and hassle of all the different variations and hassles of CF or SM or.....you get my point. I'll be looking into the DC4800 then.

Thanks
JE

 

[russw]

JaggedEdge:

The advantage the Mavica 75 or older 73 has over the other cams is the 10x Optical zoom lens.

Most other multi-megapixel cams have just a 3x optical zoom and use digital doubling to get up to 6x. But the digital doubler drops the pixel resolution to near what the Mavica gets at it's highest quality!!

I've used both types. I use a Mavica 88 to shoot girls fastpitch softball games where it's 8x optical comes in handy. And I drop from the 1.3megapixel mode to the 640x480 mode to get 14-16 shots per floppy. Floppies are cheap (or free) and you can put several in your shirt pocket while shooting.

Unless you want to print up 5x7 photos, the .6 megapixel cam will take good pics in its hi-quality mode. If you just want to put pics on a webpage you don't need all the pixel power.

Note that an emerging trend is bringing both higher optical and digital zoom to market. Soon as your local discount store.

...russ

 

[Vyolent1]

I have the 83 model, at the time I should have bought the 85 model, but, I can't complain. Despite some of the people posting, I find the Sony takes some of the best quality pics. Where I work has the 75, an 81 and 87 model (i think) never a problem with any of them or my personal 83 model.

I have a pic stored somewhere that was taken out the side window of my truck @75 mph, and its crystal clear, no blurring anywhere.

I'd recommend the 85, 90, or 95 models if you want Floppy capability, reasoning be, these models will also accept Sony's Floppy adapter for a memory stick. As long as you have the drivers installed on the pc, you can transfer through your floppy drive. it works to transfer normal files too.

The DSC models are nice too. For Sheer pic storage.. get one of the ones that has a mini cd-rw in it instead.

 

[ThaPerculator]

I work in marketing, and at least once a week have to make some sort of flyer and/or catalog and take pics of products for it. Unfortunately, my work supplied me with a P.O.S. Mavica and I can't stand the damn thing. This line of cameras takes the worst, crappiest resolution, blurriest pictures for any camera that costs anywhere close to the same price. Half of the time I am forced to bring in my digital camera from home, because the Sony piece of junk can't take pictures in a decent resolution. I could maybe understand someone buying a mavica like 2 years ago to take personal digital pictures, but for anything that you want to look decent, do your research and buy something else.
My .02