Sony FVP1 Mavica Digital Printer
by Sony

List Price: $719.99
Our Price: $59.00
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Category: CE
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Digital product summary information

• 300 x 300 dpi color resolution, dye sublimation printing technology
• Analog video, S-video, and floppy disk inputs, no PC required
• Ideal for Mavica digital cameras and video equipment
• Print speeds of up to 100 seconds per sheet
• PC-compatible printer utility software

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Digital camera reviews of Sony FVP1 Mavica Digital Printer

Digital camera Review: Best Thing Ever
Summary: 5 Stars

In addition to floppies, you can also capture, retrieve, or print photos from digital cameras, TVs, VCRs, camcorders, and PCs. But to connect the printer to your computer, you must have a graphics card with a video-in port. In my tests using a shipping FVP-1 unit, capturing an image from television video took roughly 10 seconds to save to the printer's memory. The printed photos looked decent, but I noticed some slight ghosting and blurring flaws--no doubt from my TV reception.

Inconveniently, for the printer's drive to read the .jpg files I'd saved on a floppy, I had to first convert the images to the .nui file format using Sony's simple photo utility. After that, I popped the floppy back into the printer drive and was able to print a crisp, colorful photograph within 2 minutes.

The Mavica's thumbwheel-like button control lets you make index prints or multiples of 2, 4, and 16 images on a sheet. The printer requires photo paper, which doesn't ship with the unit. Sony sells a 50-pack paper and ink cartridge combo for $45. It also offers an optional $99 automatic paper feeder that holds 100 sheets; the alternative is manually inserting a sheet at a time in the printer's paper port.

Although somewhat pricey, this easy-to-use photo printer yields nice pictures, offers the convenience of floppies, and ends tedious trips to the photo shop.

Pros: Prints great quality photos stored on floppies, in easy steps.

Cons: To connect the printer to a PC, you need a graphics card with a video-in feature.

Value: Easy-to-use and versatile photo printer.

It is one of the best things out!

Summary of Sony FVP1 Mavica Digital Printer

The printer's dye-sublimation technology along with 300 x 300 dpi print resolution (1,376 x 1,024 effective pixels) and over 16.7 million colors allow you to create photo-realistic prints with high-definition and accurate shading. Each print cartridge contains special 4-by-5.375-inch paper and is easy to install. Five types of print cartridges (sold separately) are supported, including a variety of standard papers and adhesive-label sheets for stickers. You can print still images from motion video and also choose from normal, split plane (2-split, 4-split, and 16-split), calendars, labels for floppy disks, and index list print types. About 100 seconds are required to print one sheet, while an optional date-stamp allows you to mark each print with the time and date.

The 110-120 VAC, 50/60 Hz power supply consumes about 72 watts while printing and 13 watts on standby. Although a PC is not required for most printing tasks, the software is compatible with Windows computer platforms only.

What's in the Box
Printer, AC power cord, video cable, CD-ROM, instruction manual, user's guide

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