Paul,

The Sony Mavica camera line is the =only= one that uses PC compatible
floppy disks to store the images. I'm not sure what you consider to be a
high resolution picture.  My FD-81 takes pictures at 1024x768, as well as
at 640x480, or 320x240 resolution and it can save in both JPG or BMP
format.  With the right printer and glossy paper, 1024x768 prints can only
be (visually) distinguished from a real photograph with a magnifying
glass.

At first, I too thought the bundled software, iPhotoPlus, was mediocre,
but it didn't have a manual to explain how to use it.  After fumbling and
stumbling around with the software for a while, I found that it is just as
good a PhotoShop for picture tweaking.  But of course, does not have as
many advanced features since it is an SE version (Special Edition usually
means stripped down <grin>)

My suggestions for Joan are to look for a camera with removable storage
media.  I can't think of anything more frustrating than missing that one
last perfect shot because the camera is full.

Another (major?)  consideration should be how long it takes to transfer
the pictures from the camera to the PC.  With a "cabled" camera, you are
limited to "downloading" the pictures to one PC only -- and with some that
time can be quite long.  With the Mavica, you can pop the disk out and
stick it into any PC (or MAC) and have instant access to all the photos.


Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Paul A. Shippert <[log in to unmask]>

> . . . I believe you may be best served by the Sony Mavica
> series of cameras.  By definition--when you can fit 20
> "fine" pictures or 40 "regular" pictures on one 1.44 MB
> floppy disk--these are not 'high-resolution' images.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joan Rapier <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > I am currently researching digital cameras.

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