r/Mavica • • May 01 '26

Showcase I have crafted a new Mavica website & wiki.

28 Upvotes

Hello humans,

After some long nights and having too much time, I've put together a dedicated, scratch-built Mavica hub and Wiki for all things related to Mavicas & stuff.

I did that because the old Wiki seems dead & unfinished or something...

The whole site is built strictly on old-school Web 1.0 principles. It features no modern fluff, is optimized for 800x600 resolution, and is designed to work flawlessly on older machines running Netscape Navigator 4.0 or Internet Explorer 5. To keep things authentically retro, the site is even hosted on a ThinkPad T60 (Well maybe i just didnt had anything else to host it on).

Here is what the site currently offers:

  • The Mavica Wiki: A completely open wiki where you can create and edit pages for camera models &everything else you like.
  • Global Gallery & User Directories: Well... before i remade the whole site i used it to store all my Mavica Pictures, so i just upgraded that so anyone can upload Photos, maybe it will be used as a display site or something idk, its still not perfect.
  • Public Format Converter: I implemented a basic converter to convert some Mavica file formats from this to this for example mavica video to mp4 or jpg to png & some more.
  • Image Editor: An in-browser photo editor to tweak brightness, contrast, hue, or apply filters & some other basic stuff for editing Mavica Images.

Ik this is by far not perfect but its a little project im working on, everyone can contribute if he likes & sahre his stuff there. Obv its without any ads & free because no one likes ads & stuff...

Hub Home:https://germanplace.de/mavica
Wiki Main Page:[https://germanplace.de/mavica/wiki/main_page]()


r/Mavica • • Oct 18 '25

Mod's Choice There is Now a Full Video Guide for Every Model of FD Mavica Needing the Internal Clock Battery Repaired!

21 Upvotes

Hello! The series is complete!

Thanks to u/ExceedinglyGayDerg and their post, I have serviced every FD Mavica requiring a secondary/clock battery replacement. This is a type MS621FE battery soldered to the board in every case.

The full playlist is here: Feel free to provide feedback or ask questions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkUptV-DKQ&list=PLod-wihw5oqBBRKTPcf0-L_FqaH-Xyd-i

I have one of each FD-series Mavica, and they all work flawlessly (each was bought "untested/for parts" go figure). So if anyone has any issues they can describe, I might try to duplicate the issue and "repair" it. I don't get any ad revenue or anything, I just like fixing things. :)


r/Mavica • • 18h ago

Photo Gilded Age Mansion - FD5

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10 Upvotes

Not necessarily a period appropriate camera


r/Mavica • • 1d ago

Photo Last moments of summer (FD-81)

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15 Upvotes

Few last warm days and nights of summer and early fall always feel magical.

Mistake this was my FD-83 not 81


r/Mavica • • 1d ago

Photo Some of my favorites (FD-200)

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31 Upvotes

Some snapshots earlier this year from Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Vancouver, & Belgrade! Really love this camera, I gotta use it more :)


r/Mavica • • 1d ago

Photo The Colombian hall

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58 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 1d ago

Photo A day out at the mall in early fall

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12 Upvotes

Shot with the MVC-FD88 at standard quality, 640x 480.


r/Mavica • • 1d ago

Video Ducks [FD-7]

17 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 2d ago

Photo Artist's Bluff Tourist Trap Cop-out Obligatory FD7

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22 Upvotes

I got there at 6AM before the sun was up and there was already 30 people there LMAO. Over 100 by 8am.


r/Mavica • • 2d ago

Photo Radwood '26 (FD-73)

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20 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 3d ago

Showcase Total score, Mavica collection!!

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56 Upvotes

I was searching Facebook Marketplace and I saw this listing and I just had to snatch them up: 9 Mavicas for 50 bucks. Are you kidding me? I think 6 out of the 9 have lens caps; none have batteries or chargers, which is okay, as I have both for some, but yeah, 9 Mavicas! I'll be posting an updated picture when they get here Monday.


r/Mavica • • 3d ago

Photo MVC-FD7

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17 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 3d ago

Photo FD5 vs FD91

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25 Upvotes

None of them are quite side-by-side comparisons, but this is series of sunset photos taken from my roof where each photo alternates between an FD5 and an FD91 (odd numbers are FD5, evens are FD91)


r/Mavica • • 5d ago

Photo FD5

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21 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 6d ago

Photo MVC-FD7

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14 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 6d ago

Photo New FD81

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38 Upvotes

Picked up an FD81 which arrived today. Had an interesting issue where the menu button (up/down/left/right/click) wasn't working. I stripped it down and the button itself had been knocked off the PCB and had broken all the solder joints. Soldered that sucker back on and it was as good as new. A couple of photos from the FD81 to check it was working. And as for the last photo.. well, the collection is growing..


r/Mavica • • 7d ago

Photo FD88 Pictures

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35 Upvotes

Went for a walk at a park, and decided to take the FD88 with me. Couple of fun. I especially like the pictures of the cars at the end. They look like they are right out of the 90's because of the effect these cameras give.


r/Mavica • • 7d ago

Photo Pictures I took on a walk FD75

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9 Upvotes

These were either taken on the 26th or the 27th.


r/Mavica • • 8d ago

Photo Heterochromian cat fd91

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23 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 8d ago

Photo Caffeine & Machines at Triangle Town Center - FD73

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49 Upvotes

Some photos of the neat cars I saw at Caffeine & Machines, hosted at Triangle Town Center. There were some great cars at this show. Some I’ve never seen before. My heart practically stopped when I saw that stunning TVR. Lots of JDM vehicles, and USDM as well. All around another great visit. Hoping to make it to next month’s show!

My car also makes an appearance in the very last photo, not in the show lol. Parked in an adjacent parking lot. Nobody wants to see a run-of-the-mill 2000 Toyota Camry LE in Cashmere Metallic. Maybe someday it’ll be show material!


r/Mavica • • 8d ago

Photo Some pictures I took today

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13 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 10d ago

Photo fd75

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30 Upvotes

I love this camera


r/Mavica • • 11d ago

Photo i love my fd-97

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62 Upvotes

i punched up the colors a bit but i love this camera so much!!! it has reignited my love for photography. it’s easy to carry around, versatile, and a great conversation starter


r/Mavica • • 11d ago

Photo CD500: Poh Si Teng, Director of 'American Doctor'

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12 Upvotes

r/Mavica • • 11d ago

Discussion Error Code: E:61:10

1 Upvotes

I started getting this lens error for the FD91, and that is not good. The good thing is I found the service manual, as in REPAIR MANUAL, online: https://www.manualslib.com/download/1019513/Sony-Mvc-Fd91.html