Sony MVC-CD200 Mavica

Review Date
October 16, 2003

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Reviewed by
psyopwak , Intermediate , from Akron, Oh

Price Paid
$250.00 at e-bay

Summary
Ilike the camera, but it is quirky
when you use a MAC computer to download
images. I cannot load the images via the
tray and mini CD, I have to use the cable
and go directly into the USB port on the
side of my MAC. I have to use IPHOTO, no
other software will work for me. I use
OS-X and the IPHOTO is the latest version.

I cannot chose the option of a seperate
folder for e-mail size pics on the SONY.
If I do, the camera will not upload images
onto my MAC.

The Sony tends to take COOLER pics than my
Canon a70, the hues are cooler under exact
lighting conditions.

Other than those restrictions, it is a
wonderful camera that can take and store
many pics.

Strengths
Battery pack, rechargeable
MINI CDS store lots of images
BIG LCD!
easy to use
2.1 MP actually looks more like 3.2

Weaknesses
Acts funny and limited on MACS

Similar Products Used
Canon A70
Nikon coolpix

Review Date
October 5, 2003

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Reviewed by
michaelmuller , Intermediate

Price Paid
$400.00 at Forget. Found it on

Summary
Great camera. I wish it would start up quicker. I use Memorex 210MB CDRs instead of Mavica 156MB and the camera has no problem with them, except that it tells me it prefers the Mavica CDs every time I power up.

The camera has great exposure settings, including three programmable, and takes MPEG movies in three qualities. I use the 1 min, 4fps setting. Sound is excellent. Image is good (though movies require more light).

I wish I could upgrade the OS on this puppie to take time-lapse movies. I also wish I could upgrade the RAM past 5MB so it could take longer MPEG movies.

Only had one problem with disc when I was writing a movie and my daughter bumped the camera. I had to restore the CD with ISObuster to retrieve images from thatday. Very sensitive write head.

Strengths
Using 210MB discs:
Can store 262 1024x768 images
Can store 40 MPEG movies
Excellent exposure control
Extremely cheap storage ($1 a disc)

Weaknesses
Slow start up.
Slow writing.
No upgrades.

Review Date
December 22, 2002

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by
art , Expert

Price Paid
$700.00 at best buy

Summary
Awful. Keeps getting disc error. Cannot view pictures once I have taken them. I had the camera 4 months and finally called Best Buy and Sony. Best buy says 14 day warranty on cameras and sony says 90 day on this camera. Would not reccomend.

Weaknesses
technology not advanced enough to write to cds yet.

Customer Service
None.

Review Date
April 1, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 3 votes

Reviewed by
dave armstrong , Beginner , from bridgewater,nj usa

Price Paid
$470.00 at broadway video

Summary
This has to be the best new gadget that I have ever bought. I just bought this camera and it is very easy to use. I dont have to worry about memory cards, or connecting to a computer. Just buy a cheap mini cd and you are in business. I was able to save over 120 pictures a disk, with the highest resolution and a small email file for each picture.
The only complaint is the camera is a bit bulky but other than that i would recommend to anyone who wants an easy camera to work with.

Strengths
easy use, cheap storage of pictures, sony is the only one to do this.

Weaknesses
size

Customer Service
none

Review Date
October 12, 2001

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Visitors rate this review
3.91 of 5, 11 votes

Reviewed by
hniels , Intermediate

Price Paid
$800.00 at BestBuy

Summary
This camera is great! It can store its images on a CD. I have been able to store at least 350 Images on one CD.

Strengths
ReWritable Mini CDs
Total number of images it can store!
USB Support
Great Quality of Images

Weaknesses
Battery Life could be better. It only lasts for about 2 hours.

Similar Products Used
None