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I believe that the Sony Mavica is the sleeper in older model cameras. I took pictures in the Rocky Mountains using the 20x zoom. What a camera! Clear, sharp pictures every time.
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WHERE IS BATTERY WALL CHARGER? WHERE IS OWNERS MANUAL? WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THESE 'LITTLE UNIMPORTANT ' THINGS...
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These camera's have one of the best lenses you will find on a 2 mpixel camera. With the 10x optical zoom you have the opportunity to zoom without taking a cut in resolution. If you need it you can get 2x more (20x zoom total) digital zoom. I have used the Mavica's for years so this was an upgrade in picture quality (my older Mavica was 2 mpixel but did not have as good a lens nor so much zoom ability However there are a few reasons to prefer the mcv-fd97 over the fd95. If you are lucky you can find a mvc-fd95 that includes the adapter to allow you to save pictures on a memorystick. But it is painfully slow and does not give you the ability to save as an uncompressed file. The direct memory stick on the fd97 does not have these limitations. The floppy disk is still a good method, and faster; even if you don't have floppy drive they are almost as cheap as a memory card reader! Still, for what you can pic these up for used on ebay they are a great camera for taking ebay photos, for example.Read full review
I like the 20X zoom, and the fact that it uses floppy disks which is very convenient and also uses a memory card as an option. What I don't like about it is that it's very slow in processing the shot before it's ready to take the next shot. Also if you're using a floppy instead of a memory card, you'll be replacing the floppy every four or ten shots if you want quality pictures, although you can take as much as 30 shots per floppy if you're not too concerned about high quality shots.
I already had the MVC-FD92, its a great camera but it has a couple things I would have changed, with the FD95 I got those changes, and its amazing what a small differance it makes to me. Using the 20 zoom makes a differance over the 16 zoom I have on the FD92. I am an avid, amateur photographer, and I love taking pictures that attract the heart, the soul, and the beauty of a simple theme. I shoot thousands of pics weekly and live in a area of Arizona where I can travel to the desert or mountains within a hours drive of home. This camera is rugged and allows for many hours of wonder pictures, as long as I have the memory, I have pictures. It can be used with 3 1/2 inch floppys, I get 20 to 30 pics per floppy, depending on my settings. My FD95 also came with the floppy adapter that alows memory sticks, which are inexpensive to by on line, and both are easy to read on my computer, and give great definition for printing off on my printer.The FD95 is easy to change during use, definition can be changed between shots, and date and time can be set on and off just as easy There are a lot of options to use, the LED screen works great until you get into some direct sunlight, and then you can swith to the viewer like any regular camera, either way you get a good view of what you will get in the shot.The flash is improved and easy to operate. I give this camera (FD95)the same rating as the FD97, which I had the chance to borrow, ten out of ten. Dollar for dollar, I feel they are both top of the line, and recommend all three for someone who isn't happy with a point and shoot and wants some control over their photography results. Floppys are less expensive than regular film, and reusable over and over.Easy to carry and store. I recommend this camera. Get one. You will like it. Tbear01Read full review
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