Sony Mavica FD92 Review

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Sony MVC-FD92

Introduction & Physical Views



First Look posted 2/09/01
Full review posted 2/18/01






MVC-FD92 Specifications

Imager 1/2.7" 1.3-megapixel CCD
Image Sizes Still: 1472x1104 (interpolated), 1280x960, 1280x848 (3:2), 1024x768, 640x480
MPEG: 320x240 and 160x112
ClipMotion GIF: 160x120 and 80x72
Recording Formats Still: JPEG, TIFF, GIF
Movie: MPEG (160x112 or 320x240 @ 8fps)
A/D Conversion 12-bit DXP
Lens Sony 8X F2.8-3.0 4.75-38mm (41-328mm 35mm equiv)
37mm filter threads
Focus Contrast Detect
Autofocus 9.8" to infinity
Macro AF 1.2" minimum
ISO Sensitivity Automatic
White Balance Auto, Outdoor, Indoor, Hold
Exposure Metering Center-weighted Averaging or Spot
Shutter Speeds 2 secs to 1/500 sec
Aperture Range F2.8-?
Program AE Twilight, Twilight+, Landscape, Portrait
Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0EV in 1/3EV increments
In-Camera Sharpening +/- 2 in 1 step increments
Flash Modes Auto, Forced, Redeye, Off
Flash Level Adjustment Auto, High, Low
Flash Range 1 to 8.2 feet
External Flash optional HVL-F1000 via ACC port
Color LCD 2.5-inch 123,000 pixels TFT w/backlight
and SolarAssist photocell
Eyelevel Viewfinder n/a
Playback Zoom 1.1 to 5X in 17 steps
Playback Index 9 frames
Review / Quick Delete Yes / Yes
Trimming / Resizing Yes / Yes
Image Storage 3-1/2" 4X floppy diskette, 1.44MB format
Memory Stick card slot, any capacity Memory Stick
Connections Video, USB, AC power
Battery Supplied InfoLITHIUM NP-F330
and AC-L10 charger / AC supply
Supplied Software MGI PhotoSuite 8.1, MGI PhotoSuite SE 1.1 Sony SPVD-004 USB driver
Dimensions 5-5/8 x 4-1/16 x 3-1/8 inches
Weight (w/out battery) 1lb 6.5 oz






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