Sony CD Mavica MVC-CD350

• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 11 reviews
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• 9 stars

  Chunky but spunky

  by cbellar on July 14, 2006

  Pros: Beautiful, crisp clear photos, hardy, nice video

  Cons: Chunky; zoom is pretty lacking

  Summary: I have had this camera for 3 or 4 years now and it is the best $350 I have ever spent. Aside from being a bit cumbersome to carry around, ...

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  Summary: I have had this camera for 3 or 4 years now and it is the best $350 I have ever spent. Aside from being a bit cumbersome to carry around, this camera has given me so much. The pictures are impressively clear, despite the 3.2 megapixals and enlarge up to an 8x10 without any quality loss.
  
  It's very hardy as well. I've dropped it, thrown it into a purse without a case, traveled with it bumping around and have never had a single issue with it. Many a camera have perished at my hand… but not this one! Still going strong. I’m very reluctant to replace it!
  
  The video quality isn't camcorder quality, but everyone who have viewed my videos have all commented on how they can't believe it came from a camera. I plug her right into the TV and we’re good to go!
  
  The only down-sides to me is the zoom sucks and it's too chunky to toss into a pocket and go.
  
  All in all, I've started turning to the Mavica to do portraits instead of my SLRs and nobody knows the difference.
  
  So, yeah. I highly recommend it.

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• 9 stars

  BEST CAMERA ON MARKET

  by lyrical56 on August 9, 2005

  Pros: EASY TO USE, GOOD PIX, FUN

  Cons: HAVEN'T FOUND ANY

  Summary: Have read the other reviews, can't believe they aren't raving about this camera. I have FOUR girlfriends besides myself that have this camera and they ALL RAVE over ...

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  Summary: Have read the other reviews, can't believe they aren't raving about this camera. I have FOUR girlfriends besides myself that have this camera and they ALL RAVE over it the same as me. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. Even my tekkie cousin "covets" my CD350! (after using it) and believe me, that's saying something. Got mine on ebay wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING. Buy it you'll LOVE it.

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• 5 stars

  Nothing but trouble with the CD

  by TimWalter on April 19, 2005

  Pros: Reasonable cost

  Cons: CD trouble. Lost pictures. Repair bills. AND a lousy zoom.

  Summary: The floppy Mavica cameras from Sony worked great (I had two) - however, the CD technology must not be ready for prime time. I am very dissapointed.

  Summary: The floppy Mavica cameras from Sony worked great (I had two) - however, the CD technology must not be ready for prime time. I am very dissapointed.

• 6 stars

  Cool concepts don't always translate into practicality

  by chammi on March 24, 2005

  Pros: Novel approach to media

  Cons: Disc are pricey; Must hold camera still when recording; slow

  Summary: When I first laid eyes on this camera I thought it was the neatest thing: Good thing I didn't pay the $400 price tag, though. This camera is typical ...

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  Summary: When I first laid eyes on this camera I thought it was the neatest thing: Good thing I didn't pay the $400 price tag, though. This camera is typical Sony: it's cute and novel-looking, but impractical, pricey and rife with Sony's proprietary tendencies.
  
  The camera will take higher capacity mini CDs in a pinch, but it whines a bit when it realisesthat you're using them. "Sony Discs Recommended" literally flashes onto your screen. Well, Sony wants nearly $9 for Mini RWs (which are harder to find in most stores than mini Rs and full sized discs). The cameras also use Sony's special InfoLithium cells, so you'll need to invest in a couple of those, too-- though it's not a big deal if you already have a few for your other Sony devices.
  
  I can't imagine using this camera "in the field" -- you have to wait for it to write files to disc (while holding it steady) and it requires a level surface and no bumping to perform other disc operations, like finalizing the CD.
  
  That said, the digital viewfinder does the job, and similar to the 3.5" Floppy Mavica that this model replaces. The shooting mode knob is also the same, so this camera is an easy step for those familiar with the Mavica series. The camera hasa telephoto function that works for amature use, and you can do minor photomanipulation on the camera-deleting folders, resizing, and rotating--that sort of thing. The camera also includes a burst mode to fire 2 shots in quick succession. But my favorite part of the camera is the cute little startup noise it makes. That and the animated shutter click (which can be turned off) are just so slick they hav to be Sony.
  
  Bottom Line: you can possibly get more functionality and certainly pay less with uglier models. Sonyphiles will snap this up.

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• 8 stars

  Very useful & multifunctional

  by on January 12, 2005

  Pros: Perfect results not only for pictures, but for CD/DVD label copy, OCR, fast computer screen copy with sound etc.

  Cons: Low recorded sound quality (like old telephone), and initialization problems for CD-RW with more then 156 MB capacity.

• 4 stars

  Repair Prone

  by on September 1, 2004

  Pros: Great pictures and easy to use. The disk idea is good.

  Cons: In two years, I've replaced the Mode Control Knob and now the CD reader is gone!! All my vacation pictures are on disks that will not finalize and can't be read by another camera or computer.

• 4 stars

  Pictures are blurry.

  by on June 3, 2004

  Pros: Great battery life. I like the easy laoding media, and storage. Pop the cd into the computer and view the pictures. The size doesn't bother me. I don't like tiny cameras.

  Cons: I could have a lemon, but 50% of my pictures come out blurry even in default mode. Instruction manual is hard to read. Camera takes too long to recover after taking a picture. LCD screen is impossible to see outdoors. I purchased the optional view finder

• 8 stars

  Great Camera, I really love it.

  by on June 2, 2004

  Pros: East to use and I like the CD media.

  Cons: A little bulky but not really that bad.

• 9 stars

  Easy to Use!

  by on April 21, 2004

  Pros: Easy to load CD. Excellant options. Seems the photos would be placed in the month the photo was taken, not just placed in "any" file or month. I truely am happy with this cameera, after all the different equipment I have purchased from Minolta(35 mm.) M

  Cons: Too long to recharge flash for fast, multiple frame. Uploading photos are puts all in same file. Uploads are not separted into specific monthly or weekly catagories. Once the file is name, all photos are copid

• 7 stars

  Excellent image quailty --- CD Storage!!

  by on October 23, 2003

  Pros: Great storage media-Excellent image quality - Great zoom lens LONG battery life On Camera image editing!!

  Cons: None that I have found yet

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