Sony Mavica

Mavica (Magnetic Video Camera) was Sony's name for a photo camera series, the images for the first time held on a removable disk instead of a small picture film. Contrary to widespread opinion, the Mavica was the first digital camera, the camera did not work with digital photo technology. Rather, the CCD sensor generated an analog video still image was recorded on a floppy disk. It was therefore the first camera with electronic recording. In fact, it was in the original MAVICA well as in the ProMavica MVC -5000 and MVC -7000 even to SLR cameras with interchangeable lenses. For the ProMavica series there were Adapter to connect Nikon and Canon lenses. At least the ProMavica MVC -7000 also supported bayonet adapter for Nikon and Canon lenses.

The first model was announced in 1981 and cost at launch in the U.S. in 1982, a proud $ 650, which would correspond converted into purchasing power by 2012 at a price of $ 1,475.

The 2.0 " large so-called video floppies ( " VF " ) with the name" Mavipak " had a capacity of 50 video stills per disc. , The images could be played back on a TV set for viewing, but this required an adapter that additional $ 230 cost. to edit the images to a PC, they first had to digitization are subjected. same disks were also used by some other camera manufacturers such as Minolta or Canon. , the " VF " format quickly became backwards compatible " Hi -VF "format further, which was supported by the ProMavica MVC -7000 and the Hi- band Mavica models.

Later Camera models of digital still camera series recorded the images in a computer-readable DOS FAT12 format digital to 3.5 " -1.44 - MiB 2HD floppy disks and were called first " Digital Mavica ", later" FD Mavica. " This feature made ​​the Mavica particularly in the North American market is very popular. with ever higher achievable resolutions in digital camera technology ( megapixels) and will become available memory cards for the consumer market were also found by Sony alternatives for the images to be saved. means of an adapter for a memory stick instead of floppy disk and later by a built-in Memory Stick slot on the Mavica was put in a position to be able to save images on Memory Stick. later camera models in the CD Mavica series then took 8 cm CD -R / CD - RW discs as a storage medium.

The first camera the Mavica series with built-in CD burner ( Mavica MVC - CD1000 ) with a 10x optical zoom lens could only write to CD - R discs. However, it was possible for the images to be read out by means of the existing USB interface also by a not yet completed ( lead-out ) CD- R media. The successor models, "CD Mavica " called, were compact, but as a result of the zoom factor was reduced. For this, they were able to can also write CD - RW discs.

Sony introduced the Mavica series discontinued, but broke it off with the Cyber-shot series, which took from the beginning to the Memory Stick as a storage medium. Meanwhile, Sony performs within the framework of the Alpha system and digital SLR cameras with interchangeable lenses.

Models of the Mavica series from Sony

Still Video Cameras with 2.0 " video floppy

  • Sony MAVICA ( 1981) ( Mavipak 2.0 " VF, SLR design, three interchangeable lenses )
  • Sony Mavica MVC - A7AF ( 1986) ( Mavipak 2.0 " VF)
  • Sony ProMavica MVC 2000 / MVC PF -2000 (1986) ( 2.0 Mavipak " VF)
  • Sony MVC - ProMavica 5000 (1989) ( Mavipak 2.0 " VF, SLR design, multiple interchangeable lenses )
  • Sony MVC - ProMavica 7000 (1992) ( Mavipak 2.0 "Hi- VF, SLR design, multiple interchangeable lenses )
  • Sony Mavica MVC- band Hi- C1 ( 1988) ( 2.0 Mavipak "Hi- VF)
  • Sony Mavica MVC- band Hi- A10 (1988) ( 2.0 Mavipak "Hi- VF)

Digital Still Cameras with a 3.5 "floppy disks

  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD5 ( late 1997, early 1998, fixed focal length )
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD7 ( late 1997, early 1998, 10 × optical zoom )
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD51 ( mid-1998, fixed focal length )
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD71 ( mid 1998, 10 × optical zoom )
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD73 / MVC - FD73CUSA / MVC FD73K / MVC FD73WR
  • Sony FD Mavica MVC - FD75 / MVC - FD75CUSA / MVC FD75WAL (2001 ) (10 × optical zoom )
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD81
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD83 / MVC - FD83CUSA / MVC FD83K (1999)
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD85 / MVC - FD85WR
  • Sony FD Mavica MVC - FD87 / MVC - FD87CUSA (2001)
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD88 / MVC - FD88CUSA / MVC FD88K ( 1999) ( 8x optical zoom )
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD90
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD91 / MVC - FD91CUSA ( 1999) ( 14 × optical zoom )
  • Sony FD Mavica MVC - FD92 (2001)
  • Sony Digital Mavica MVC - FD95 (2000)
  • Sony FD Mavica MVC - FD97 (2001 ) (10 × optical zoom, four times the speed of access to floppy disk, memory stick, similar to MVC - CD1000 )
  • Sony FD Mavica MVC - FD100 (2002) (Floppy and Memory Stick )
  • Sony FD Mavica MVC - FD200 (2002) ( as above, but with 2 MP)

Digital Still Cameras with 8cm compact disc

  • Sony CD Mavica MVC - CD200 / MVC - CD200CUSA (2001)
  • Sony CD Mavica MVC - CD250 (2002)
  • Sony CD Mavica MVC - CD300 / MVC - CD300CUSA (2001)
  • Sony CD Mavica MVC - CD350 (2003)
  • Sony CD Mavica MVC - CD400 (2002 ) (The first camera that uses a laser for focusing in low light situations. )
  • Sony CD Mavica MVC - CD500 (2003)
  • Sony Mavica MVC - CD1000 / MVC CD1000CUS ( 2000) ( identical to the MVC - FD97, but CD -R drive instead of floppy disk and Memory Stick )

MaviCap Digital Still Image Capture Adaptors

  • Sony MVC - MaviCap FDR1 / MVC FDR1E ( storage on 3.5 "floppy )
  • Sony MVC - MaviCap FDR3 / MVC FDR3E ( storage on 3.5 "floppy )
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