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I bought this one to replace our broken unit, this one works really well and arrived as described. Still one of the most well build digital cameras. I wouldn't recommend it for daily use because the picture quality is not good for today's standards. I bought it more for nostalgic purposes.
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Takes great pictures without regular film. It uses floppy disc as film. Can download pictures to the computer for viewing. Can save the pictures to the computer and save it to a CD-ROM. I can take the camera anywhere I go.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I have owned a FD73 Sony Mavica since 2000. It takes wonderful closeups and better than most digital cameras that are on the market in the lower price range. ($100-200) I amaze my friends with the close ups I can take. Even though it takes a floppy disc that is no problem because I have over 1000 or more floppys. All I do is transfer off the floppy with a SD Card and a reader. I bought this second camera FD83 for a back up . I love it because it is not a small dinky camera that is so prevelant with the digitals they sell today. I do not like dinky small buttons and like a camera that a person can hold on to. I have a Nikon Cool Pix and I'll put my Sony Mavica FD73 or FD83 up against it any day. I have taken macro shots of a raindrop on a leaf and actually see a reflection in the rain drop. I can shoot pictures of pictures that look good if not better than the original. I can also put in a floppy (say I am at a function and a person wants a copy right then and there) and make an instant copy and hand it to them. The only disadvantage is if they do not have a floppy drive on their computer. I don't know if Sony still makes the digital Mavica but so far it has been the best camera I ever owned in it's price range. I just hope that Sony continues to make the Lithium Batteries for years.Read full review
This is my second Mavica FD83. The first one was (and still is) a strong workhorse that has taken 1,000's of pictures with no problems whatsoever. I bought a newer replacement because my battery finally gave up after 9 years, and I wanted a reliable backup. The old one still works excellent. Perfect for eBay pics, the macro function takes excellent closeup pics. I also like the manual exposure override for fine tuning the auto settings, especially indoors. The autofocus works perfect, yet the manual focus is available, which I never needed. Have not needed to record videos or to use the sound recording with pics. But, they are both useful features, especially if you want to record a memo for the picture you are taking. Would buy this camera again, if still available. Can't imagine a better camera with so many features for the money. The Sony carrying case is nice, but a portable CD soft case costs much less and will hold the camera, charger, extra battery and a dozen floppies. The only issue I've had is the quality of available 3½" floppy discs. Seems like a box of ten will yield only 6-7 good discs. By today's standards, the Mavica is a very large camera and the resolution is under 1.0 Mb. But, higher resolutions are not needed for eBay pics. The optical and digital zoom features give very good results. The bulkiness of the camera is more than offset by its durability in all conditions. I have used mine in a dusty shop from below freezing to above 100°F with no problems. Even dropped it in the snow once with no issues. The aftermarket Mavica batteries on eBay are an excellent value and work fine. But, the fit makes removal from the camera difficult. This is solved by reducing the size of the plastic battery case with sandpaper.Read full review
I have been using Sony Mavica MVC-FD83 0.9MP Digital Camera since the day it came out in the 90"s. I added this one to the one I still have so my wife can have one to use for taking pictures to post on eBay, We both love ease of use this camera has. We will never use any other for our eBay photos. The only drawbacks to this camera is that you still need a floppy disk drive to access the photos. You will have to buy an external floppy drive. The other is the limited amount of photos you can take on one disk.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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