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Sony really does make great products, and the Mavica FD85 is one of them. I bought a used FD85 a few years ago for taking pictures of items for my Ebay listings. Over the years I've become a real fan. The camera takes fantastic pictures, and has a great macro mode for taking detailed close ups. There are all the usual options like sepia, black and white, solarize and so forth. Picture size is easily adjusted, and can be downsized easily to Ebay friendly sizes. There is also an MPEG movie capture feature. The FD85 can be fitted with threaded filters, lenses like any good 35mm film camera. For me though, the most usefull feature is the floppy disk. With the floppy you can take a picture (from 9 to 40 depending on the size). Edit that picture and store it on the disk. Then you can stick that disk in any computer with a 3.5 floppy drive and see the pictures without drivers, or cables. Amazing! Plus other people are shocked you can use floppies in a digital camera, it's eccentric and strange. Mavica FD series cameras are real cameras in a point and shoot world. They don't come in super high mega pixels. They aren't sleek and stylish like the current crop of digital cameras, but you would be hard pressed to find a better quality camera for the same buck. I love it!Read full review
This is an excellent digital camera and very easy to use. It's got a big screen, and a user friendly menu. It is a bit outdated, and uses floppy disks, which unfortunately, most computers don't even come with floppy disk drives anymore. If you have a drive, this is a fantastic camera. The newer cameras with the tiny SD cards, are smaller and each SD card holds many more pictures than a floppy - but if you are working on an older computer, with a floppy drive this might be the perfect choice.
I have worn out 5 of these old Sony Mavica cameras. I like the floppy when doing E Bay. It is just my way and is easy for me. My son uses a more up to date camera and uses a picture file and loves that method, so there is know right or wrong way. This type camera listed for about $750 a few years ago and now you can find them for less than $100 on E Bay. Pay attention to the condition and find out who used it and doing what? I noticed them using this type camera on CSI the other night on TV. Easy to keep that disk and label it. Got a $1000 vase to pack? Photo sequence your packing and hold onto the disk until the vase arrives safely. Shippers may need a little convincing about your packing method if you turn in a claim. Close up on this camera is very sharp and you can get really close. This is so important. Get rid of the strap and lens cover...always getting into the picture due to gravity. I wrote the young man who sold me this camera and thanked him for taking such good care of the camera and sending me the manual, box, cord, extra disks, etc. really a clean like new camera. I love it. I have had these go dead on me and I have to use my other digital camera and a card reader. It works fine but I keep a Mavica back up or 2. Great for me. I buy most everything off E Bay. By far the most economical way to shop. fmRead full review
This is my second Sony Mavica MVC FD85 1.3 megapixel digital camera. FD85's are easy to use, floppy disk storage of photos, you can view photos on your computer without installing them,but they are always at your finger tips. The Camera has it own charger all you have to do is connect the cord and plug it into the electric, depending on your battery how long it takes to charge, the batteries are rechargeable and last several photo taking successions, you are not constantly changing batteries, and they take real nice pictures..up to 8x10...I have even make posters out of my grandson's photos...I love photos they are long term memory for me...
The Sony Mavica is probably one of the best products Sony has made. Use of the 3.5" floppy for a disc is great, handy and easily accessible. Only problem is if used does not have access to a disc capable of using 3.5 floppy. Viewing area can get scratched, but this one is in near perfect condition. Battery charges to more than 200 minutes. Can't believe anyone would need more. Operator can select resolution, and altough camera is rated at just 1.3 megapixel, the photos have excellent resolution. I have used this kind of camera for years in producting photos for many, many publications, including Bowler's Handbook: A Guide to (almost) Everything in Bowling, and is great. Ron McIntosh
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