Sony Mavica MVC-FD90

Picking a decent digital camera is a right bugger - there are so many of them offering a range of features and naturally a range of prices. Let's face it, although they are getting cheaper such digital cameras are still a bit pricey. When I came to chose one I had valid reasons. I have a SLR Canon camera that uses good old 35mm film. Works great, but scanning the pictures is a bind. This is where the idea of a good functional digital camera came from! After much deliberation the Sony Digital Mavica (or MVC-FD90) was the choice. Why? Let's put it into perspective so you can get an idea of my personal needs. The Requirements 1) ...  Read the complete review

There was request on one of the ‘gropes’ (Yahoo groups) the other day for opinions about digital cameras and it got me thinking. Everyone doing opinions of this type would, naturally enough, veer towards the technical capabilities of the item in question, in fact Dave (partyspice) has already done an excellent opinion about this very camera and received a crown for it so I’m not about to try and compete! I thought that I would try writing an opinion from the users point of view about the benefits of having such a camera, without going into the technical side, which I don’t really understand anyway, and see how it was received. ...  Read the complete review

This is an easy to use and very useful camera. The major advantage with it is that you don't need to install any special software or use some sort of cable to get the images from your camera onto the computer. The camera actually stores everything on floppy disk which does make the camera large though and also slow when you are taking a picture. The zoom is very good with this camera also though a problem which i thought could have been avoided is that there is actually no view finder (everything has to be done through the LCD display). ...  Read the complete review

If you're looking to buy a quality camera I'd say go with this one. It has a great zoom and good feature set. I bought this camera figuring it will take about 3-4 more years before a true 35mm replacement camera will be at a reasonable price. I love this camera. Usable out of the box (once the battery is charged). Everything about it is a step up from the 83 and 88 EXCEPT having to charge the battery IN the camera. Should include a charger like the other cameras. Elsewise...EASY features to use. CLEAR pics, great macro. Seems to me to be a better cam with more than the 85 that just came out. The best part of this camera is the storage being ...  Read the complete review

I have had a Sony Fd 90 for about 18 months now,it cost me nearly £700 and at the time it was definately ahead of its time.Not having to buy batteries or films it has easily paid for itself. I have never had any problems with the camera itself,and have always been more than happy with the results. The only real downside is disc`s,even though you can get an adapter that takes a flash card.I have tried several different brands of disc and all seem to fail after 4 or 5 trips through the camera,often loosing good pictures in the process. ...  Read the complete review