Sony Mavica MVC-FD83 Digital Camera

Pros: Crisp, clear photos with extreme ease of use
Cons: More expensive....but no one else offers the floppy disk storage that makes this such a winner

No doubt you are reading this review for one of two reasons. Either you've had an interest in buying a digital camera for quite awhile and can't decide which one....or perhaps you're one of those kind souls here who reads my reviews when you come across...

Pros: Easy to use. Great quality pictures. Simple image transfer process. Good menu system.
Cons: Pricey. Battery Life is weak.

I've recently had the pleasure of borrowing the Sony MVC-FD83 Digital Camera for an extended period of time. After using my own Olympus Camedia D-490 digital camera, and loving it completely, I was surprised at what the Sony near-equivalent had...

Pros: Ease of use, Convenient floppy storage, Terrific features, including MPEG movies
Cons: You will need to know a little bit about photo manipulation software

I received my Sony Mavica FD-83 for Christmas a couple of years ago, much to my delight, and I was able to use it right away.

The MVC-FD83 has a number of desirable and easy-to-use features. It allows you to switch the focus from manual to...

Pros: Great pictures. Very easy to use.
Cons: None unless you don't like disks.

I should probably thank Jellypoems for starting my mind turning towards my digital camera. I was going to write an epinion on it a while ago, but then there were so many. But, she got me thinking about it again, and hey, I really like my camera.
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Pros: Simple to use, takes great pictures, uses 3 1/2" floppy disks
Cons: storage is limited to 1.44mb

After months of comparisons, research & saving, I finally purchased a Sony MVC-FD83 Mavica last week. Woohoo!!

Out of all the digital cameras I've checked out, the Sony Mavica's seem to be among of the easiest to use.

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Pros: Ease of use, Big LCD screen
Cons: limited storage on floppy, hard to use in full sun

I work as a high school librarian, and we jumped on the digital photo bandwagon a long time ago when the first Apple quicktake came out. We purchased the FD-83 last year to use as a PR camera--found that we could cover a school event, take photos,...

Pros: Extremely easy to use
Cons: No camera case with purchase

I bought this camera for my wife because I was tired of paying for all her trips to the one hour photo developer and paying a premium. She is very active with E-Bay auctions, so the need was definitely there. In her pre-Sony days, I had bought her a...

Pros: Easy to use, fairly inexpensive, good indoor pictures and I love using a floppy for storage
Cons: none

The Sony 83 model digital camera is great. The pictures are good whether taken inside or outside. The camera is easy to use, less expensive because it uses floppies as opposed to memory cards, and takes real good pictures. This is really a great...

Pros: Ease of use, features
Cons: None!

Sony always provides top of the line products. And the Digital Mavica Still Camera is no exception. I recently purchased this unit and I love to use it. This product has given me an interest in photography.

--This camera is perfect for an...

Pros: Floppy Disk Film, Easy to Manage, Great Quality Pics, Large LCD Viewport
Cons: Perhaps Price, Size

I have been using my sony MVC-FD83 since Christmas of 99 and I have to say that I absolutely love it.

I have a few friends with digital cameras and they are always complaining about how much their memory modules cost and how hard it is to use....

Pros: Inexpensive storage media, disk copy tool, video as well as still images
Cons: For the pixel by pixel resolution still expensive investment

In the quest to provide learning experiences for my students, I was introduced to the Sony Mavica line of digital cameras. In case you are not up on the latest news regarding the state of public education, there is little money in the budget for this...

Pros: Floppys for film AND easy to use!
Cons: A bit on the expensive side but worth every penny

I have been pondering a digital camera purchase for quite some time now. The reason for my decision to finally go ahead and purchase one was that I needed a quick and more efficient way to capture photos for the internet, to send to family and to post on...

Pros: Easy to use and cost productive
Cons: slightly large and bulky as well as costly, but well worth it

You have 3 dollars on you and an empty camera. You have this hot date where you know the camera will come in handy later in the day...No film, no luck...but wait!!! A box of floppy disk costs just about that. What do you do?

What a nifty...

Pros: cost effective, fun & easy to use, rechargable lithium battery, custom-made options
Cons: in 6 months to a year, this thing will seem like the 35mm does now, an increased flood of 3.5" floppy disks all over your house!

Sony does it's magic

I actually own this particular camera. I was on a set path to change myself over into the digital world and I was looking at cameras. Sony's Digital Mavica line immediately caught my eye for the price, the style,...

Pros: good price. ability to take 15 second MPEGs.
Cons: bigger than most other cameras - can be a little bulky at times.

The Sony Mavica is a great idea by itself, using floppies as film, GENIUS! And not having the time and trouble of uploading it to the computer. A floppy as many knows, can hold 1.44MB of info, that’s about 11 High Quality Images. And 11 5 second low...