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OBJECT TYPE: digital/zoom
DATE: 1998
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2011.0016.001

MANUFACTURER: Sony Corp.
MODEL: Mavica MVC-FD81
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: A 11430
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic & metal camera body is predominantly black, with silver/grey front panel and selected fittings; glass optics and view screen; clear synthetic flash emitter window.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Sony
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: This camera was the first digital camera owned/used by the donor. It was purchased new in February 1999 for $1144.00 CDN.
Function: To digitally capture and record still images or motion images on a 3.5 inch floppy disk.
Technical: The Sony Mavica line of cameras were introduced in 1981. The Mavica name is a short form for magnetic, video and camera. Although not digital, the early Mavica cameras were the first fully electronic cameras introduced to the commercial market that used a solid state chip (ccd) as a sensor and a magnetic disk for image storage. In 1996, Sony introduced the Mavica MCD-FD5, now a fully digital camera, that could store images in JPEG format on 3.5 inch floppy disks. The Mavica MCD-FD81 was introduced in 1998 with a 3x optical zoom lens as a cheaper option to the MCD-FD91's 14x optical lens.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SONY" and "Digital Mavica/ QUICK ACCESS FD DRIVE 2X/ MPEGMOVIE" marked on camera front. "SONY ® MODEL NO. MVC FD81/ DIGITAL STILL CAMERA/ A 11430/ SONY CORPORATION/ MADE IN JAPAN/ DC=7.2V 3-052-559-01" printed on decal applied to underside of camera. "DIGITAL STILL CAMERA/ MVC-FD81" printed on top of camera body. Numerous other markings, some on decals, appear on camera. All controls, etc. labelled.
Missing: Unknown: appears to be complete.
Finish: Synthetic & metal camera body is predominantly black, with silver/grey front panel and selected fittings; glass optics and view screen; clear synthetic flash emitter window.
Decoration: N/A

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