Sony MVC-FD73 0.3MP Mavica Digital Camera w/ 10x Optical Zoom

Would you like a camera you can easily learn to use. Would you like to be able to produce professional quality photos?
I own an fd73 and I treasure it deeply. I can take pictures in just about every setting and come out with superb photos. The camera has more than paid for itself. I know that most people who do auctions online, use the Mavica fd73. It comes with an instruction manual which easily ezplains how to use the camera, and explains in detail about the various programs and effects of the camera and how to best use them. It features the special effects of Black and White, Sepia, Solarized, and Negative Art, and also has settings for various situations such as night photography, outdoor daylight photography, etc.
My family and friends all love the photos I take. Some have contracted me to do various projects for them and I had great success. It is a camera which is great for special occasions such as weddings, graduations, birthdays,. Plus it also does great at sporting events, parties etc.
I'm into nature photography, and have shot some outstanding photos with the fd73.
If you want a camera that fits into just about every situation, if you want a camera that, for the most part, all you have to do is point and click, and if you want a camera that can give you some of the most beautiful memories in pictures, you'll want to own a Mavica fd73.

This camera worked only for a short time. The battery would never hold a charge. Went in the trash.

I have used this camera since the late 1990s for mostly professional purposes. I write and edit a newsletter for a state agency and am often asked to take photos at award programs and/or to accompany job announcements, often with almost no prior notice.

Of all the cameras I looked at in the 1990s, this was the one that best suited my needs. The reasons for that follow:

1. Shooting photos on a diskette was easier than engaging software and changing documentation from the camera to a file on my PC.

2. The 10X zoom is very accurate and allowed me to do adequate work even when I could not get close to my subject.

3. The camera is flat out easy to use and has a large viewfinder, a large left hand grip, and big button to press when shooting pictures.

Before I bought this camera, I worked for three decades for newspapers and in communications offices of governmental and nonprofit agencies doing the same kind of work I do now. In all those years I never used a camera that was as easy to use as this one, nor did I use one where transmitting the product from the equipment to e-file was easier.

Having said that, this is a low resolution camera that will not always give good results. It is adequate for head shots and has always come through for me in events.

But I've taken photos of my cats at home where their eyes look more like diamonds than eyes, and I took some pictures of the Christmas tree where the lights looked more like the stars or snowflakes than lights on a tree.

So don't buy this to create award-winning photography. For all the same reasons, it doesn't produce very good hardcopy photos.

But this is a great camera for someone that needs to take pictures right now and get an adequate product online fast. That's my mission at work and this camera has always helped me achieve it.

In addition, the battery charger works fast and I've never had to pay a dime to get anything fixed in more than a half-decade of use. I don't know how this stacks up in the camera industry but it's a lot better than most of the electronic equipment I use in the office or at home.

Given camera as a gift, and as a novice is incredibly easy to use. However...I quickly discovered (after spending nearly $100 on prints) that obtaining quality 4x6 prints is not an option. In order to get decent resolution I am limited to wallet sized pictures. Bottom line??? If you prefer to thumb through a photo album years later, strongly consider a different camera with higher mega pixels.

If you are looking for easy storage of pictures without the hassle of uploading them to your PC, this is the camera for you. It is big and bulky. Pictures are terrific, cam is easy to use.

Best: Easy to use.
Worst: Big & Bulky.