Sony Mavica MVCCD1000 2.1MP Digital Camera

I bought both 95 & 1000 used from Amazon.com! The primary difference is one uses Diskettes (95) and the other uses mini CD's (CD1000). I usually take both and I have an extra battery. both use the same battery and are designed the same, except for the door and way you load the diskettes or CD's. The advantage of the CD1000 is that you can almost take an endless supply of pictures on one CD. Ok it does end but I've been able to get over 55 pictures on one CD. both the 95 and the 1000 operate about the same and look very similar. They are big and bulky, but take good >NO< great pictures. What do I not like about it? well, you have to format the CD in the machine and then perform a finish task before being able to view in the computer. To finish involves going through three layers of menu on the camera. Its a tedious process for one spoiled by the FD95, where one just pulls out the diskette and puts it in the computer. People claim you can read the CD in the CD1000 without finishing the CD, but I found it impossible to do so. I did play with a disk by finishing and then re setting for pictures without losing a photo, which the camera Instructions did not say it could be done, but it can. WHichever one you buy, it will be used because they are no longer sold new. You see people want small and neither is small. But let me tell you, size does make a difference people are intimidated by a big camera. The bells and whistles on either are worth it! I've had friends pull out their FD75 or their CD250 to take a picture, but when I whip out either, it intimidates those with the smaller cameras. I would say for novice with the old Windows 98 computer should get the FD95, but the pro with the big monster computer on Windows XP and photo printer should get the CD1000. With the prices listed now (both new stared in the $900.00 to $1000.00), there is no reason to get both!

For the money it's not that great thay gave me a dead battery it was very derby had to clean it up good thing I have a another one that is in perfect condition I will not buy one from them again.

You can't believe it! The looks of envy from other camera owners is just the start. Using this camera is pure joy. I've taken 293 pics so far on the 1st of 5 discs included.I've found that the 640 x 480 resolution looks perfect for emails, web site use and printing, and at that resolution I can get over 1000 pictures per disc. The manual states for email it uses a smaller resolution, but what you display on the LCD can be captured straight onto email or used on your web page. And get this...you can zoom your taken picture size with the zoom lever and print out the close up view. The slideshow feature is excellent for presentations being the time interval can be set for narrating during playback. And with audio pics you can speak about your subject for up to a minute while taking the picture. Also using the movie mode allows both action shots and sound recording of your event.For birding with a camera, the color viewfinder and 10X optical zoom is excellent for that golden-cheeked warbler in the Texas Hill Country or for hawks at the Cape May Birding Observatory with a picture to show. Pictures of photos hanging on the wall look like you took it yourself. Postcard prints do likewise. I amaze myself each time I use this camera - The SONY MVCCD1000.

Sony's product support was so bad that I decided that I would never, ever buy another product with their label on it. Within days of my purchase, the software became obsolete and they refused to update it.

The CD solves the image storing problem. I love the slide show feature, after a party plug it into the TV and everyone can watch the show. Pictures are fine displayed on a 50 inch big screen. Battery life is long enough to make the camera useful for a day's shooting. However it doesn't replace a good manual Pentax K100 with slide film for anything other than normal photos as there is a delay from shutter push until the photo is taken and it averages the image (light and dark) causing difficuly if the image isn't lit evenly. The auto focus does work quite well. It has focused and taken good photo's in location were I cannot hardly see the subject myself until the flash goes off.

Did not work when delivered

Very good camera no battery no power supply no C/D and VERY STINKY it smelled like some one dumped perfume on it ...

Had some problem getting it to work correctly.