At the best quality setting, a floppy stored one picture.
At the best quality setting, a floppy stored one picture.
LOL. We had shoe boxes full of floppy discs in order to use this thing. We'd literally used 10 to 20 discs per day. I ended up writing a custom application that allowed me to simply insert one disc at a time as it watched for the disc to be inserted into the floppy drive and immediately stated copying the files to the hard drive. It then wiped the floppy clean, so I could re-use it again.
Fun times. But, as soon as flash cards came out, I switched because you could store about 20 images on them instead of just 4.
LOL. We had shoe boxes full of floppy discs in order to use this thing. We'd literally used 10 to 20 discs per day. I ended up writing a custom application that allowed me to simply insert one disc at a time as it watched for the disc to be inserted into the floppy drive and immediately stated copying the files to the hard drive. It then wiped the floppy clean, so I could re-use it again.
Fun times. But, as soon as flash cards came out, I switched because you could store about 20 images on them instead of just 4.
I had the updated model with the mini CDs - the Mavica CD300. It was only 3.3MP, but the Zeiss glass lens and big sensor took incredible pictures.
The camera itself just recently died, the drive no longer spins. I'm trying to find someone that wants all of the accessories and the camera for parts - I have chargers, lenses, batteries, CDs...hate to just throw it away.
I had the updated model with the mini CDs - the Mavica CD300. It was only 3.3MP, but the Zeiss glass lens and big sensor took incredible pictures.
The camera itself just recently died, the drive no longer spins. I'm trying to find someone that wants all of the accessories and the camera for parts - I have chargers, lenses, batteries, CDs...hate to just throw it away.
We had one in my engineering group around 2000. I remember borrowing it a few weekends. That was the first digital camera I ever used. I had a Nikon F2 Photomic and accessories since high school. The Mavica was nice, but at the time I used it the resolution had not caught up to film.
We had one in my engineering group around 2000. I remember borrowing it a few weekends. That was the first digital camera I ever used. I had a Nikon F2 Photomic and accessories since high school. The Mavica was nice, but at the time I used it the resolution had not caught up to film.
Wow, I remember using one of these a LONG time ago. It was slow as all hell and more often than not, it would corrupt the image/disk.
Wow, I remember using one of these a LONG time ago. It was slow as all hell and more often than not, it would corrupt the image/disk.
These were a big deal when new. Swappable storage of a common inexpensive type was a big pull.
These were a big deal when new. Swappable storage of a common inexpensive type was a big pull.
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