Sony's 2000 Mavica — a 1.3MP floppy-disk compact with optional Memory Stick, 1280x960, 8x zoom.
The Sony Mavica MVC-FD90 was a fixed-lens digital compact in Sony's Mavica line, released in 2000. It continued the series' defining feature of recording images to standard 3.5-inch floppy disks, while adding compatibility with Sony's Memory Stick through an optional floppy-slot adapter. That dual-media approach let owners keep the familiar floppy workflow but move to flash cards for greater capacity.
It was a fixed-lens compact recording stills at up to 1280x960 pixels, a resolution in the 1.3-megapixel class. The lens provided an 8x optical zoom. Primary storage was on 1.44MB 3.5-inch floppy disks, with Memory Stick support available via an optional adapter that fitted the floppy drive. A rear LCD handled framing and review, and the camera used a Sony InfoLithium rechargeable battery.
The FD90 suited general and travel use where the flexibility of floppy or flash storage mattered. The Memory Stick option eased the disk-capacity bottleneck that limited earlier Mavicas, while the 8x zoom covered wide-to-tele framing. Resolution remained modest, so files were best suited to screen viewing and small prints rather than large enlargements, and floppy writes stayed slow.
Buying used, confirm the floppy drive works and, if present, that the Memory Stick adapter reads cards. Check the LCD for stuck or dead pixels, run the zoom fully, and test the battery-door and eject latches. Proprietary InfoLithium batteries are frequently degraded and may need aftermarket replacement. Inspect for CCD banding or blank frames. Prices sit in budget and collector ranges.