Sony Mavica MVC-CD1000 Digital Camera

Pros: CD-R may be the Digital Image storage media of the future.
Cons: Expensive, Heavy, "Industrial" Look.

OVERVIEW

Digital photography is a dynamic and rapidly developing medium that shows incredible potential. The advances in digital photography in just the last decade are astounding, based on two major considerations, cost and quality of...

Pros: new technology, CD-R storage, 2.1 megapixels
Cons: cumbersome

This new digital camera from Sony was being shown off at a local photography show this weekend where a large crowd gathered around. I was extremely amazed at the number of people that gazed towards the presenters as this camera was being shown off to...

Pros: Innovative storage, some professional styling and photo features, zoom capability.
Cons: Price, Size, and lack of real value in CD image storage strategy.

The Mavica Family

Digital photo technology is here to stay and innovations and advancements in image quality and convenience are occurring in the marketplace at an extreme pace. Sony has finally brought it’s Mavica line of digital cameras...

Pros: convenience, quality, excellent zoom
Cons: some functions are not as well thought out as they should be

I showed this to a co-worker today and he said "Good-bye, film!" And you know, he's right.

Digital cameras have been around for a while and they have been fun to own. But practically speaking they haven't afforded the quality of...

Pros: Records directly to CD-R. Also doubles as CD burner, and video camera.
Cons: More expensive than two separate superior items would be.

A friend who had bought one of the earliest digital cameras I ever saw, always bought the newest and best possible digital camera he could every few years. Today, he is still raving about his Sony Mavica camera after almost three years. This is very...

Pros: infinite storage, image stabilization, 10x zoom
Cons: overpriced, lack of wide angle

Sony Mavica takes CD-R technology on the road

I've been a Nikon disciple for over 10 years, but the new CD-capable Sony Mavica lured me away from the digital Coolpix series. While planning a trip to Europe, I decided my venerable Nikon...

Pros: Print quality images and 157meg CD file storage for large file archive.
Cons: Not as fast as film based 35mm camera. Low light conditions present problems.

This is my second digital camera and it addresses the two biggest shortcomings with my first camera, a Kodac DC50. The MVC-CD1000 takes higher resolution images and has automatic archive storage of the large image files with the onboard three inch CD....

Pros: Very Good at close up Photography.
Cons: No ability to change Lenses

Years ago when I lived next to the alpine lakes wilderness in Washington state, I got into backpacking and photography bigtime. The scenery in this area is some of the most beautiful in the world. Glacial tarns with aquamarine water and sometimes deep...

Pros: Great Image Capacity
Cons: Flacky on Win 98 and No Drivers for Win 2000

So far this camera is less than expected. The Sony site leads the customer to believe that there is control over Shutter and Aperture. This is not strictly true.. one has control over Shutter OR Aperture, meaning that there is no way to control the...

Pros: image stabilization, CD medium
Cons: pitiful wide angle, clunky handling

The Mavica became so frustrating I didn't want to use it anymore.

It wasn't the camera's fault. It was mine for not fully investigating the function of the camera and for not matching my purchase to my shooting style. Though the Nikon...

Pros: Shoot all day long, good resolution, good battery life
Cons: 1-sec delay image capture, availability of blank disks,

I've had my MVC-CD1000 for about six weeks now, and despite a couple of quirks, am pleased with it.

I needed a digial camera that would allow me to keep shooting throughout the day. With the limited storage capacity of my old digital camera, I...

Pros: Storage Space, Resolution
Cons: Flash is useless, Lack of Mac Support

I started my search for a fine digital camera about two months ago. I work in the internet industry so the fact that I don't have to take pictures, have film developed, scan the images, etc. really got me going. I also do a fair amount of graphic art...

Pros: great picture quality - easy to use - impressive zoom
Cons: bulky - large - expensive

I have been a fan of digital cameras since I first seen them appear on the market. I immediately ran out and bought the then $300 Casio QV-11. The quality wasn't great but I was so impressed by digital photography that I didn't mind. When our tax returns...

Pros: CD-R technology, excellent image capacity, low cost of frame, wide zoom capability, comfortable view finder
Cons: Expensive, bulky and heavy, need some time for turn and shooting, need buffer

In a camera Mavica MVC-CD 1000 is used mini CD-R disk by a diameter 8 mm. And the name Mavica (Magnetic Video Camera) has got to it by right of succession from MVC-FD95. It is same power and big camera with 10 optical zoom, system of stabilization of an...

Pros: Excellent zoom - CD-R drive - lower JPEG compression than previous Mavicas - SLR feel and functionality - USB connectivity - MPEG HQ
Cons: Shutter freeze hinders action shots

I have been involved with photography since the late sixties, and I have always followed my hobby/avocation with great interest. I have owned numerous types of cameras (Minolta, Olympus, Canon, Ricoh, etc.) and accessories over the years, and I am no...