Sony Mavica MVC-FD73 Digital Camera

Pros: outside pics
Cons: LCD lense and will devour your disk

Surely I am not a victim again of the infamous Murpheys Law???
But after today I am not sure.

My 90 day warranty expired on this camera 16 days ago, and you guessed it my $500 dollar Mavica camera ate a 31/2 inch floppy disk this...

Pros: Easy Storage of pics, easy operation use, great for websites
Cons: Picture quality when on paper.

My parents bought this camera because they wanted one that they could send pictures through e-mail. Also they have a website for property that they own, and now with this great camera they can put pictures of their property on there website. Being...

Pros: Good price, easy to use, storage on floppy disks
Cons: Pictures quality

Cons: Pictures quality

A while back, during a family get-together, I was complaining about the fact that if I wanted to grab a few snapshots I ended up dragging my heavy Canon A-1 out. It looked like I was going to have to purchase...

Pros: picture quality, ease of use
Cons: quite expensive but worth it for the quality

The Sony MVC-FD73 is an excellent Digital Still Camera. It is simple to use, and takes beautiful pictures. The built in 10X zoom makes it easy to take close up pictures or far away pictures from anywhere.

It takes a floppy disk so you can...

Pros: Good quality photos
Cons: Battery life seems awful short

This digital camera is an impressive-looking piece of equipment. It almost resembles a video camera (although it doesn't have quite the same capabilities). But it's relatively easy to learn how to use.

If you're going to purchase this...

Pros: Easy to use, great outdoor shots, fairly inexpensive
Cons: indoor shots are not wonderful - move up a model

I used the Sony "73" model digital camera several times to decide if I wanted to purchase it for my daughter off at college. The first time, all my pictures were taken outside and the pictures were WONDERFUL! I loved the camera, easy to use...

Pros: reasonable price, convenience, fair picture quality
Cons: large, hard to focus, flash is complicated

I was in need of a digital camera for a car show that was on the same day. I needed to have something convenient, portable and somewhat inexpensive. I found the total package when i got this sony mavica FD-73. This camera suited all my photography needs....

Pros: easy to download
Cons: difficult indoor photos

I recently purchased a Sony Mavica F73 digital camera. For the most part I am very happy with this purchase. One of the pros that led me to purchase this camera was the fact that it held a 3 1/2" floppy disk and it was very easy to transfer photos...

Pros: Optical zoom, storage is easy using disks, incredibly convenient!
Cons: Low resolution by today's standards.

I've had this model for about a year now, and I love it!

The two features of this camera I like the most are:

o 10x optical zoom (note: "optical" means using magnification provided by the lens, like a binocular. Much...

Pros: floppy disc system, zoom
Cons: middle-of-the-line

Other reviewers have noted the shortcomings of the Sony Mavica line of digital cameras. These drawbacks are for the most part factual, but they are also avoidable if one takes the time to structure the scene in a way that will suit the needs of the...

Pros: Ease of use, great quality photos, love the store-on-disk feature
Cons: Difficult to see LCD screen on bright days; a bit grainy in low light

What a surprise. A friend gave me a Sony Mavica FD73 for my birthday (Some nice friend!). I've been using a snapshot camera for years, after my SLR died, so this is a big change for me. I've always had an eye for photography, but have not, for many...

Pros: Take great looking pictures with ease
Cons: Bulky and large

We started looking for a digital camera to share pictures on the net. We looked at various models, but finally decided on this model due to the ease of use. The best feature is that is uses a regular floppy disc, no need to worry about those fancy little...

Pros: Easy to use, takes clear pictures, no developing fees, and you can send pictures online!
Cons: little expensive, little hard to figure out how to attatch pictures

When I got this digital camera, I thought it would take me an hour just to figure out how
to turn it on. When it took it out of the box, I turned it on and in no time I was using it
like i had used it for 20 years. I was happy to know that it...

Pros: Awesome quality, no cords, floppy disk feature is great!
Cons: Batteries are expensive, you have to buy the AC adapter for $150 if you want one

Now *this* is how a digital camera should work! In the past few years I've bought these digital cameras: Vivitar, 2 Polaroids, and a Hewlett Packard. I had problems with every single one! I need a good camera that can take good indoor shots, and good...

Pros: Easy to operate, 3.5" Floppy, 10X zoom
Cons: Poor quality indoors or in low light--Flash doesn't help much

Having recently been married and moved away from home, I had a strong desire to e-mail photos to families and friends. I knew that the only choice was to buy a digital camera....but which one? There were so many styles and options to choose from when...