Sony Mavica MVC-FD85 Digital Camera

Pros: Simplicity and reliability. Uses commonly available "consumables"
Cons: Might excite disdain from observors but what else can last 10 years? 35MM?

SONY Mavica FD-85

After all these years and all of those reviews, what more can be said about this product? Let's see...SONY Corporation has continued to manufacture various models of digital cameras that are based upon a universal...

Pros: Send pictures in email from any computer immediately
Cons: Expensive, Big and bulky

This is a rewritten version of my first Sony Mavica, titled “How Did We Survive so Long Without This?” It was not a very well written opinion, and after using the camera for 3 months I feel I can write a better opinion. By doing this, I am totally...

Pros: Uses floppy disk to store pictures. Lithium-ion battery, 3x optical zoom.
Cons: Uses floppy disk to store pictures.

The FD87 is a new addition to the Sony Mavica line that replaces the FD85. The FD87 has the same 3X zoom and 1.3 megapixel resolution, but Sony has done away with the MPEG video recording features.

As the only digital camera I own, I have no...

Pros: Easy enough for beginners, plus lots of options for advanced users.
Cons: LCD screen gets fingerprints easily, may be a little expensive.

I absolutely love this camera! After first purchasing and returning a Toshiba PDR M60 digital camera (Ugh - check out my review on that one!) I decided on the Sony MVC-FD85 because it seemed more appropriate for our needs - durable, easy to use, fast...

Pros: Quality, Features, Ease
Cons: Delayed Shutter Could Miss Action Shots

When I decided to buy a digital camera, I thought of cumbersome cables and computer connections and I shied away from even looking for one for a while. I then saw a friend's Sony which used floppy discs. The quality of the pictures she sent to me was...

Pros: Great Picture quality even at 1.3 Megapixel. Floppy disk, nice LCD, MPEG, Lots to list.
Cons: This one is easy, the price.

I actually do not own this camera, but had the fortunate priveledge of borrowing a friends camera for 6 months! :) I used it mainly to take pictures of my baby when she was born.
The Good

Real nice pictures, I couldn't believe...

Pros: High Quality images
Cons: Delay in capture, no separate charger

I really do like this camera, although it has a couple of drawbacks.

First and foremost it produces high quality 1.3 megapixel images. It also produces high quality mpeg movies - great for web sites.

Second, it stores them on...

Pros: Floppy drive for easier transfer between other computers.
Cons: Not as much storage as a comparable camera with internal/removable memory card.

Ok. I admit it, as soon as I saw one of these in a store, and saw a friend use one of their own. I was hooked. The fact that for a few bucks you could buy a pack of floppy disks and go on a photography rampage played a major role in my deciding to...

Pros: Very easy to use,Great quality pictures floppy disc drive makes downloading fast
Cons: A little heavy,lens cap in the way all the time

There is lots to be said about the Sony Mavica FD85, first off this camera is very easy to use and what you do not understand the owners manual contains instructions which are very easy to read and understand. This camera is well worth the $500 just to...

Pros: Extremely versatile camera.
Cons: Will not record extremely faint point sources which are readily visible to the human eye.

I bought this camera at Wal-Mart just before a boat ride to Cozumel. Never having owned a Digital camera I was looking for something that would do some specific jobs:
A. High Resolution
B. Floppy Storage
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Pros: great quality, no film or developing costs
Cons: battery life could be longer

This has got to be the greatest camera ever made! What a joy to take your pics to a floppy and have them downloaded, viewed and printed within minutes of getting home!! I am a staunch supporter of my Canon 35mm SLR, and stuck to my guns, taking roll...

Pros: Easy to use, inexpensive, affordable media
Cons: Zoom/Wide-angle, delayed shutter, battery life

The cost of film and developing has always been my biggest concern. Before CD-Rs and CD-RWs, there was the 3.5-inch diskette. After having lived through the 90s, I've amassed thousands and thousands of them. After looking into the FD85, I realized...

Pros: Quality Digital Format
Cons: Less goodies than MVC-FD90

For those who are finally getting around to researching the digital camera market, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. The advantages of digital cameras over traditional cameras are many, but the greatest is the improved ability to store and...

Pros: Easy to use, floppies make for easy transfer, takes abuse well
Cons: Dosen't take action pictures, no telephoto lens available.

I bought this camera when I started homeschooling my daughter to record field trips and projects. It was an instant hit! It is a tough camera, I once set it on the bed of a pick up truck and the driver drove 15 miles with it bouncing around in the back &...

Pros: So many Features
Cons: none at all

I got this camera as a prize on Bidbay.com. I was shocked on the cost of this camera for one. But once I started using it I could see why.

This Camera has Zoom for those closeup shots. Its focuses for you.
You can save your pictures...