Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD5 (1997)
Why did Sony, a giant corporation known for its miniaturization of consumer electronics, release a digital camera in the ‘90s shaped like a chunky box? The Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD5, which debuted in 1997 for $699, is a perfect example of form following function because instead of the camera using proprietary memory cards (something Sony would insist on years later) it used 3.5-inch floppy disks (which Sony had invented back in 1981) which were cheap and plentiful at the time. With a 0.38MP sensor inside, each 1.4MB floppy disk could hold around 40 photos, and the approach made transferring those images to a computer incredibly easy.
