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OBJECT TYPE
Digital/portable
DATE
1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2011.0292.001
MANUFACTURER
Sony Corp.
MODEL
MVC-FD83
LOCATION
Japan

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General Information

Serial #
90793
Part Number
1
Total Parts
10
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
An artifact made of synthetic and metal materials/Un objet fait avec des éléments synthétiques et en métal.

Dimensions

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

Length
12.0 cm
Width
25.0 cm
Height
10.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Television
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Sony
Country
Japan
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
August 31st, 1999-2006
Canada
This camera was given to the donor by his wife as a gift for their 25th wedding anniversary on August 31, 1999. This camera was used extensively by the donor on both personal and business-related occasions. Over the course of the next five years, the camera was used at mining trade shows and conferences in Toronto and Quebec City, as well as Acapulco, Cape town, Johannesburg, Santiago, Santo Domingo, and Belo Horizonte. Throughout this time, it was also used for a great deal of personal photography at the Club de Yachting Portage Champlain in Hull. It was also used for vacations to France, Cuba, and Jamaica, and to take photographs and video at the wedding of the owner’s son. La caméra était un cadeau pour le 25ie anniversaire de mariage du donateur le 31 aout, 1999. La caméra était utilisée personnellement ainsi que pour des occasions incluant des relations d'affaires. La caméra a vu de l'action à des conférences de minage et des foires commerciales à Toronto, la ville de Québec, Acapulco, Le Cap, Johannesburg, Santiago, Santo Domingo et Belo Horizonte. Pendant ce temps-là il a aussi été utiliser pour de la photographie personnelle au Club de Yachting Portage Champlain à Hull. La caméra a aussi été apportée pour enregistrer pendant des vacances en France, Cuba, en Jamaïque et aussi pour enregistrer des vidéos et prendre des images fixe de leur fils à son mariage.
Function
This digital camera was used for capturing both still images as well as short videos and recording the digital information on 3.5 Inch diskettes. Cette caméra numérique était utilisée pour capturer des images fixe ainsi que des vidéos courtes et les enregistrais sur des disquettes de 3.5 pouces.
Technical
The Mavica (Magnetic Video Camera) FD83 was released by Sony in 1999. The MVC-FD83 records both still images in jpeg format and video files in mpeg format onto 3.5’’ floppy diskettes with the help of its own rechargeable lithium ion battery. Its equipped lens had the ability to zoom up to 6x and it boasted a shutter speed of 1/4000 of a second. The MVC-FD83 has a 2.5” LCD on the back of the camera for focusing and for viewing photographs. This camera has a resolution of 0.85 megapixels, but can achieve a resolution of over 1 Mp. Images may be recorded in one of two image quality modes: standard, to give a standard image quality; and fine. Still images of can be taken in one of three recording modes as either normal mode, voice mode, or email mode. Floppy diskettes could record 25-50 images of lower quality or 2-5 higher quality images taken by the Mavica. Le Mavica (Caméra vidéo Magnétique) FD83 offert par Sony était disponible au public en 1999. Il peut enregistrer des images en format JPEG et MPEG sur des disquettes souples de 3.5 pouces avec l'aide d'une batterie rechargeable a lithium. Il est aussi équipé avec une lentille avec la capacité de faire un zoom jusqu'à six fois et une vitesse d'obturation de 1/4000 d'une seconde. Le MVC-FD83 a un écran LCD de 2.5 pouces sur son dos pour regarder des images fixe et des vidéos. La caméra a une résolution de 0.85 mégapixel, mais peut aussi atteindre plus d'un mégapixel si nécessaire. Des images peuvent être enregistrées sur un des deux modes don le mode standard ou la mode fine pour augmenter la qualité d'images. Les images peuvent être enregistrées en mode normal, mode vocal, ou en mode courriel. La disquette souple pouvait enregistrer 25-40 images en faible qualité ou 2-5 avec une qualité augmentée.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the front of the camera/Sur le devant de la caméra:"SONY/ Digital Mavica/MPEGMOVIE QUICK ACCESS FD DRIVE 4X/INTERPOLATED MEGA PIXEL IMAGES", On the sticker on the front of the camera/Sur l'autocollant sure le devant de la caméra: "Interpolated/Megal Pixel/Images 1216x912 Image Size, Precision Digital/6XZoom, MPEG/MOVIE",On the lens/Sur la lentille:"SONY LENS/OPTICAL 3X/f=5.2-15.6mm,1:20 037", On the stickers on top of the camera/Sur les autocollants sur le dessus de la caméra:"AV OUT, FD DRIVE/4X, STAMINA up to 1200 shots/up to 2 hrs/BATTERY LIFE/USING AN OPTIONAL BATTERY NP-F550/ AND FLASH OFF", On the manufacturing sticker under the camera/Sur l'autocollant du manufacturier sous la caméra: "SONY, R, MODEL NO. MVC-FD83, DIGITAL STILL CAMERA/90793, SONY CORPORATION/MADE IN JAPAN/DC-7.2V, 3-055-960-01", On the strap and lens cap/Sur la sangle et le capuchon d'objectif:"SONY".
Missing
None apparent/ L'objet a toutes ces pièces.
Finish
A camera made of silver synthetic material that has a grey synthetic base. A black synthetic lens cap covers a metal lens on its proper left side. A blue strap has white lettering on it to not the manufacturer. The back of the camera has white lettering above all of its buttons as well as a synthetic screen. The proper right side of the camera has a slot for a floppy disk. Une caméra faite avec du matériel synthétique de couleur argent qui a une base synthétique grise. Un capuchon d'objectif noire recouvre une lentille en métal de son bon côté gauche. Une sangle de couleur bleue a du lettrage blanc pour noter le nom du manufacturier. Le dos de la caméra a un lettrage blanc en haut de chacun de ses boutons. Il y a aussi un écran carré synthétique au milieu du dos. Le bon côté droit de la caméra a une porte pour une disquette souple.
Decoration
N/A

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