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Editorial Reviews Product Description The Sony Mavica MVC-FD90 digital camera combines a powerful 8x optical zoom lens with a respectable 1.3-megapixel CCD. The camera also features an MPEG movie mode, audio annotation for your images, and a manual focus ring. The built-in flash features red-eye reduction and night-synch modes. Built-in zoom, trim, and resize functions encourage manipulation of the images while they are still in the camera. For maximum image resolution, the camera also includes an interpolated 1.6-megapixel image setting. Users compose images by viewing the 2.5-inch color LCD monitor on the back of the camera. This monitor also reveals the remaining shooting time in minutes, a well as having indicators for flash, focus, and other functions. Like most of the other cameras in the Mavica line, the MVC-FD90 uses floppy disks to store photos. At maximum image quality, five images fit on one floppy. At the other end of the spectrum is the e-mail setting, which captures 80 images at 320 x 240 resolution on a single disk. To address concerns about the limited number of photos one can store on a low-capacity floppy disk, Sony has devised a high-capacity solution: the camera will accept the MSAC-FD2M floppy adapter, a device that looks like a floppy disk. Sony's Memory Stick (available in capacities up to 64 MB) slides into the adapter, and the adapter slides into the camera's floppy drive, essentially giving you a 64 MB floppy disk. The package includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a battery charger, a shoulder belt, AV cable, and ArcSoft PhotoStudio software for Windows.
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following review helpful: My major beefs with the FD-90 are first that you can only recharge the battery in the camera. This really stinks. I hate having to place an expensive piece of equipment on a shelf while it acts as a $20 battery charger. What a waste. The FD-88 came with a nice seperate charger, which actually took up LESS room than the equipment included with the FD-90, and you could go out and take pictures with a second battery while the first charged. Can't do that any more. Secondly, the FD-90 pauses and freezes the image while you're focusing to shoot, which is really disorienting to me. Not to mention it doesn't get the fine-tuning in auto-focus on close-up subjects, even using the Macro option. I was really disapponted in that. I've used the FD-88 a lot, and the FD-90 was a new toy to try out (my
company bought it). I would have to say that I would wait on buying this
camera until the "nest best thing" came out.
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following review helpful: The FD90 is simply great - easy to use for beginners, and full of features for advanced users. The floppy disk system is INCREDIBLY useful - you go to someone's house and simply hand them the disk when you're done taking pictures of the birthday or anniversary. No special cables, no bizarre devices necessary. You *always* have floppies available somewhere to buy, even on vacation. Short MPEGs are fantastic too - there are many times that I've been at a zoo or event and just wanted to take a short clip to show how something moved, or to get a kiss or something. It's perfect! If you're in the market for a new digital camera, I'd recommend this
one with no reservations.
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Good camera, not as good as its predecessor,
July 27, 2000 
Fabulous camera - easy to use - great fun!,
July 29, 2000 
