Re: digital cameras

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:14:20 -0500, Dave Johnson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Fx199 wrote:
>
>>>He had brought in his bulky 6 megapixel
>>>Nikon compatible beauty  (a _VERY_ nice camera), while I, on a whim,
>>>had brought our little A40 camera over in a pants pocket.
>> 
>> I think the Sony Mavica is a good camera.
>> You can record pictures on a 3.5" floppy disk.
>> Perfect way to get another use out of all those old floppies. No USB,
>> No memory card, no special software, etc. The best way to view digital
>> pics is on a computer screen, don't bother with all the printing out.
>
>Floppy-based cameras have severe limitations.  They made some sense when
>card-based cameras had 2-4mb cards and serial interface.  With 16mb
>considered a starter card, images taking up 300+k, and USB cameras not
>needing drivers for Windows XP or Linux, (and working with a driver on
>Win98 or better) floppy cameras have more disadvantages than
>advantages.  My recent memory-stick Sony can even display it's images
>on any TV with video input jacks.  And I wouldn't want to carry around
>the 100 or so floppies it would take to match it's memory card...


That's why the later Mavicas are a good balance for some people.  My
FD200 uses floppies, but it also accepts a Memory Stick.  I use it
mainly with the memory stick, but sometimes it's handy to shoot on
floppies and give the disk to the subject.  We also use floppies in
property management - before new tenants move in, we shoot the
interior on floppies, then drop them into the file folder for the
property.  When they move out, if everything is OK, we format the disk
- if we need photos for small claims court, we can print them.