Sony Mavica floppy disk digital camera
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Before flash memory and USB ports existed, digital cameras stored their images on an internal 3½-inch floppy disk drive. Yes, a floppy disk camera! This Sony MVC-FD7 camera was introduced in late 1997, and is designed much like Sony’s camcorders of the time — it even uses the same battery. With 10X optical zoom and autofocus, the quality of the optics is very good, but in order to fit about 20 photos on one 1.44 MB floppy disk, the image files are compressed to such an extent that they always turn out fuzzy and grainy — but no worse than any other digital camera from the ’90s.
December 31st, 2011 at 10:42 am
@AshleyNerdcore You need a floppy disk? drive.
December 31st, 2011 at 11:26 am
its 2011. and my parents got my one of these bcause im? interested in photography. i didnt have no idea how to transport photos onto my computer.
December 31st, 2011 at 12:22 pm
A friend of my gave his Mavica. As yours had a dead battery so was the one I have. I too used my Hi-8 battery and it worked. My floppy pops out when? you push 2 buttons on the back of the camera via a small slot. Must be an newer model.
December 31st, 2011 at 1:18 pm
@talldude123 Some do, but not this? one.
December 31st, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Do the Mavica’s have a movie? mode? I’d hate to see it, probably awful quality and slow moving!
December 31st, 2011 at 1:52 pm
I sold? those when i worked at the WIZ in 97′ – “top of the line” they said…yuk
back then i could not wait for flash saving in the FUTURE
December 31st, 2011 at 2:35 pm
@Fellj1801? Std = Standard.
December 31st, 2011 at 3:27 pm
1:20 the screen says STD?
December 31st, 2011 at 4:17 pm
@slicker41 thanks i am going to have to try this out when i? get a chance xD
December 31st, 2011 at 4:46 pm
@OTAlucard go to my computer and right click the? icon that looks like a floppy and go to explore. GLAD TO HELP!
December 31st, 2011 at 4:58 pm
i just bought a mavica mvc-fd83 with? the tags and in the box for 5 bucks
December 31st, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Ha, I remember the Mavica. That? thing is the real deal! I would love to take one out as a tourist and ask people to photograph me with it.
December 31st, 2011 at 5:46 pm
The? cost of flash memory was pretty high back in 1997. I think a 4mb CF cost over $100. Floppy disks on the other hand were practically given away for free. It’s cool to see these old things still working.
December 31st, 2011 at 6:11 pm
The cost of flash memory was pretty high back in 1997. I think a 4mb CF cost over $100. Floppy disks on the other hand were practically given away for free. It’s cool to see these old things still working. Electronics have become disposable these days and? don’t last a long time.
December 31st, 2011 at 6:48 pm
@funkeworks Oops,? finger mistake!
December 31st, 2011 at 7:01 pm
@natzcsparkle Here is your first lesson: It is not a “DSRL”, It is a “DSLR”,? or Digital Single Lens Reflex.
December 31st, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Awww….this camera gave me my very? first experience with digital photography…still have those grainy VGA shots on file…makes me feel as old as a dinosaur.
December 31st, 2011 at 7:37 pm
I want one
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December 31st, 2011 at 7:50 pm
*holds up floppy disk*
“I got 1.4 MB of porn loaded up on? this bad boy!”
December 31st, 2011 at 8:13 pm
It’s crazy how technology has advanced. That camera is huge and only? shoots in 640×480 res. I bet that camera was super expensive when it first came out too.
December 31st, 2011 at 8:28 pm
It’s crazy how technology has advanced. That thing is a brick and only 640×480 res. Now you can get a little tiny camera that? fits in your pocket with like 12 megapixels.
December 31st, 2011 at 8:52 pm
I bought one from the Goodwill, if you think 1998, better think even earlier, like 94 and 95, when Sony Style was a BIBLE sized Sony Catalog, the Handycam 8mm cams were going strong, but digital? camera and computers were also breaking in the Sony tech canon. Mine is a different model, but it did prove working! It won’t read floppys not formatted on it though
December 31st, 2011 at 9:35 pm
I am getting? myself one!
December 31st, 2011 at 10:27 pm
I? have one like that one but it don’t work.
December 31st, 2011 at 11:03 pm
i could make a device that stores 1920×1440 images,? 5 of them at least, that uses disks of dimensions 3.5 .