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Sony Mavica FD-97

Sony Mavica FD-97
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alaScore 81

16 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 reviews of Sony Mavica FD-97. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Views about the usability and memory are on the whole positive. The storage and image quality also get good feedback. Many are critical about the portability and size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Sony Mavica FD-97 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Steve's Digicams (steves-digicams.com)

Sony Mavica FD97

 

Continue on to Page Two MVC-FD97 Specifications Imager 1/2.7" 2.11-megapixel CCD Image Sizes Still: 1600x1200, 1600x1072 (3:2), 1024x768, 640x480 MPEG: 320x240 and 160x112 ClipMotion GIF: 160x120 and 80x72 Recording Formats Still: JPEG, TIFF, GIF...

Feb, 2001
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Expert review by (imaging-resource.com)

Sony MVC-FD97 Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights

 

More than any other single company, Sony has dominated the digital camera market the last few years, thanks in large part to the easy computer interfacing offered by their Mavica(tm) line of floppy disk based cameras. Last spring (February, 2000), they...

Feb, 2001
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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Sony MVC-FD97

 

Standard mode. And with the Sony AccuPower meter, the battery life remaining is displayed by the minute, making unexpectedly running out of battery power a thing of the past. Other MVC-FD97 features: * High-resolution eyelevel TTL color view finder *...

Sony

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Mar, 2009
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Consumer review (ciao.com)

sony mavica

 

The Mavica MVC-FD97 and the MVC-FD92 are Sony's first-ever dual media digital cameras with both a 4x speed 3-1/2" floppy diskette drive and a dedicated Memory Stick card slot. The floppy disk media retains the ability to transfer and share digital...

high-speed automatic focus and manual focus via a lens-mounted ring with a magnified view

very costly

Mar, 2009
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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Sony MVC-FD97 Digital Camera: Thanks for the memory.

 

The incredible zoom capability of the FD95 combined with faster, higher-resolution storage.

It is even more expensive than its pricey cousin.

Dec, 2004
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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Great Semi-professional Camera

 

Zoom, features, Memory Stick

Pretty heavy, controls

Feb, 2004
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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Sony Mavica MVC-FD97

 

I have owned this and two other digital cameras in the last 3 years and this is a work horse! I do festivals and special events and portrait work. I have shot over 11,000 photos in the last 14 months with this camera and it does great work.

Great optical zoom, excellent battery life many professional features Beautiful close up shots

Speed between shots at high resolution slow

Jan, 2003
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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Sony MavicaMVC-FD97

 

Great optical zoom, excellent battery life many professional features Beautiful close up shots

Speed between shots at high resolution slow

Jan, 2003
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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Excellent camera with professional features.

 

This is my 3rd Sony digital camera and second "upgrade." This camera is still easy in a point-and-shoot way but also offers very advanced spot metering, exposure settings and aperture control for the enthusiast.

10x optical zoom, very advanced image controls

Only 2.11 MegaPixels

Oct, 2002
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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Sony MVC-FD97 Digital Camera: Thanks for the memory.

 

The Sony Mavica FD97 is an upgrade to the Sony Mavica FD95. The two cameras are extremely similar in both appearance and use.

The incredible zoom capability of the FD95 combined with faster, higher-resolution storage

It is even more expensive than its pricey cousin

May, 2002
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