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I liked the removable 3x5 disk. You are not limited to how many pictures you can take. You can also buy a memory stick if you wish to. Plus, you do not have to load them all on your hard drive and take up a lot of space. The other feature is the rechargeable battery. Camera batteries are expensive. I was disappointed that the seller didn't have the manual. Though the camera was in great shape, along with the camera case. Even though I didn't have the instruction manual the menu options were easy to follow. The reason I picked this type of camera is that I have owned two other types of camera's that didn't last long. My brother and parents have owned these types and have had good luck with them and they are afordable for the type of pictures that I would be taking. I would say reliability was a deciding factor at an affordable price.Read full review
This is a historical purchase for me. I have much newer Digital cameras that have far higher resolution but that this camera uses a floppy disk for memory storage of images is a trip I could not miss. I have some older computers with floppies that I still use from time to time and it works. Not really a camera purchase but a blast from the past LOL been huge fun.
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What a camera. Old? Yeah. Incredible? Also yeah. There's a special charm in having to use a floppy disc. Or waiting for the image to write to the disk. Good quality, images are as pretty as could reasonably be expected of a camera this old. Overall, a great camera.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I recently bought 2 more of these on Ebay, because the first one I bought (new) some 10 years ago, has had a lot of use and started to show signs of getting tired, refusing to format certain floppy discs, etc. and to avoid another great disappointment of having to do without one, I bought a spare one as well, that's how much value I attach to this Camera, evenso people will put this camera down as inadequate and obsolete, being only a 1.3 MP camera. 10 years ago I won a price with this camera with a photo of our great grand daughter wearing all her rings on her fingers, which was published in the Sony Glossy magazine. The photo I submtted was enlarged to 500 x 750 mm, printed on multiple sheets and still sharp and yet, the camera only had a top resolution of 1280 x 960. I tried to make a similar picture with my more recently aquired 12.6 MP (Famous Brand) camera, but didn't even get to half that size. If you have a floppy drive on your computer and don't want to go into Big money, this would be the easiest camera to produce top quality photos, which you can print within seconds. This camera has an auto-focus, which works in steps. Every time you press the focus button, the distance goes up from Macro - 0.5m - 1m - 3m - 7m - to Infinity, so if you set your approximate distance, you're assured of getting a razor sharp immage. It has a Selftimer, 3-level Flash and numerous Effects. You can insert a memory card in a convertor floppy disc and increase the No. of photo's you can take, before changing discs. It has a 3x OPTICAL Zoom as well as a Digital one. The battery life is up to 180 min. Discs are still freely available. It has Date/Time setting,Rec. mode. the choice of 4 immage resolutions, White balance and even sharpness control. All by all, the camera provides you with a most convenient and fast way to make photos. The cons? Well, if you want to take it on a tour or holiday and want to make a lot of High Resolution pictures, you could find it a bit heavy, as you have to bring a lot of blanc floppies with you. Ben BruinierRead full review
I bought one of these new and used it for years until it got stolen, so have purchased a couple more used ones on eBay so I'll always have one. FD87 isn't heavy, but has a little weight to it, so every little breath doesn't blur the picture. Sony lense produces clear, crisp images - don't be put off by the low megapixels, it doesn't matter with this camera. Extreme closeup shots are excellent and have used it indoors, outdoors, panoramic, to shoot people, landscapes, action. Floppy option is no-muss, no-fuss, quick. Just enough choices to tailor camera for what you're doing without having to go to photography school to know how to run it.
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