Sony Cybershot DSCP73 4.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
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4-megapixel effective recording * 1-1/2" color LCD * optical viewfinder * 3X optical zoom (2X digital/6X total zoom; up to 6.4X digital zoom with lower-res photos only) * JPEG options: 2304 x 1728; 2048 x 1536; 1280 x 960; 640 x 480 *
With its small size and quick reaction time, the Sony DSCP73 digital camera will be your constant photographic companion. The affordable DSCP73 offers point-and-shoot simplicity with a variety of features normally found in higher-end models. This 4-megapixel camera features a 3x optical zoom, 4-shot burst mode, conversion lens compatibility, A/V connection to view images on your TV, and a high-resolution movie mode that's limited only by your Memory Stick's capacity. For a step up in price, the Sony DSCP93 adds a 5-megapixel CCD, higher resolution LCD screen, and 9-shot burst mode.

Optics and Resolution
The 1/2.7-inch Super HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCD allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise, and provides a 4.1-megapixel effective resolution (2304 x 1728). The Real Imaging Processor offers greater clarity and picture quality as well as improved response time and battery life and decreased shutter lag. The DSCP73 has a 3x optical zoom lens that's combined with a smooth 2x digital zoom for a 6x total.

Movie Mode
Capture video with audio at 30 frames per second (fps) at VGA size 640 x 480; the included 16 MB memory card will store 42 seconds of vide at this setting. Movie length is only limited by the amount of storage you have on hand. The Video Mail mode captures a smaller movie (160 x 112 pixels) that's more suitable to sending to friends and family via e-mail.

More Features
The DSCP73 offers the following additional features to the DSCP41:

Other features include:

Direct Printing
The Cybershot DSCP73 offers PictBridge functionality, which enables you to transfer pictures from your digital camera to a compatible printer--such as the Sony PictureStation DPP-EX50--without a PC or image-editing software. Images can be viewed and selected for printing right on the camera's LCD, with menus for print quantity, date, and index print.

Storage and Transfer
Images are stored on Memory Sticks, and the Cybershot DSCP73 is compatible with Memory Stick Pro media--for storage up to 1 gigabyte. The included 16 MB Memory Stick will store 8 Fine and 14 Standard 4.1-megapixel images. The DSCP73 transfers images to PCs and Macs via a speedy USB 2.0 connection (which is backward compatible with USB 1.1 ports).

Power and Size
The camera is powered by two rechargeable NiMH AA-sized batteries (2100 mAh). The included adapter/charger provides power while you transfer images from the camera to your PC. It measures 4.63 x 2.13 x 1.38 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 7 ounces without Memory Stick or batteries.

What's in the Box
This package contains the Sony DSCP73 digital camera, 16 MB Memory Stick, two AA-size NiMH rechargeable batteries (NH-AA-DA), battery charger (BC-CS2), A/V and USB cables, wrist strap, and CD-ROM with photo editing software.

Sony Photo Vault
The optional Sony Photo Vault mini CD burner eliminates worry about running out of space on your Memory Stick when travelling. It burns images to mini CD-R's without a PC interface--just connect your camera using a USB cable. The Photo Vault also has a Memory Stick slot (compatible with Memory Stick Pro and Duo) and features a built-in photo album capability to display photos on a television screen using a television's standard AV input.

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2 Amazing Camera
I am an Art Student at UMass, and I was getting assignments where I had to take some really upclose images of some 3-D models that I have made and this camera does an amazing job. It captures beautiful lighting, it can handle very close up and crisp pictures. I recommend this camera to anyone, but especially to fellow art students. I was worried that it wouldn't work like I wanted it to, but I love it. Its not for the professional photographer, but I really enjoy what it can do. It is also small and compact which is nice and you can also take short video camera files, which is always great fun
3 Not as good as expected
This is my second digital camera, my first one was Olympus D-560 3MP. I am not at all a sophisticated user, and here is my experience with two cameras. Compared to the Olympus one, I am very dissapointed at the quality of the Sony pictures, especially after reading all the positive reviews. When taking pictures of a moving object in automatic mode, the pictures turn out very blurry. It did not happen with my Olympus one. I checked in the manual and found out that you can adjust the shutter speed but only in manual mode. However, i am not sophisticated enough to also program the focus, the light, etc. in the manual mode. I just want to have faster shutter speed in automatic mode, but I can't seem to know how.

One plus though, this Sony camera takes pictures much faster than my old one. But given the choice of having quality pictures vs. having a lot of picture with low quality, I would go for the high quality one. I just spent a week vacation abroad and the picture quality was so bad that I end up deleting a lot of them. The blurriness did not really show on the tiny LCD screen but you can not miss it on your computer screen.
4 The best cam i had ever bought.
This is the best cam, it takes pics, it has a timer, it can record videos WITH sound, i swear if you buy this you will not regret it.
5 Excellent Picture Quality
This camera is amazing for such a low price. I paid $200 for it plus $62 dollars for a SanDisk 512MB Memory Stick Pro. I definitely recommend getting that memory stick. It allows you to take 249 fine quality pictures at 4MP (image size 2304 x 1728) and 2994 in VGA mode, which is an image size of 640 x 480. The 16MB memory stick it comes with takes only 8 pictures if used at 4MP and 97 in VGA. The picutes are still very clear and crisp in VGA.

I've been using the camera for days and I still haven't had to recharge the batteries it came with, which were half empty by the way. It's very small and light. Plus it looks great. The only thing is that it's a bit bulky so you can't fit it in your pocket. It's very easy to use. I still haven't read the manual and this is the first digital camera I own.

It comes with software but you don't really need it. You can use MS Paint, Paint Shop Pro Or Photoshop to resize, rotate or whatever it is you want to do and it still retains the picture quality. I don't know if this happens to everyone but when you plug in the USB, it says that it's a hi-speed USB device plugged into a non hi-speed USB hub. It also says that it might not function at reduced speed and that you need a hi-speed USB host but that's not true. It functions just fine. Another thing is that if you take off the flash, the picture will look kind of yellow if the area is not well lit. That's the only complain I have. Go ahead and buy it while the price is still low. You won't regret it.
6 defective or really not worth
initially it was working ok but after a while the screen blanked out....only to be found that there was a problem with the LCD...i dunno but i think it was a defective piece. i am awaiting my new camera as covered under warranty
7 USER
I orderd this P-73 as it is cheaper than the repair estimate on my P-72 owned from 3/03. The P-72 worked fine until it crapped out. Symptoms are a blurred spiked display on the LCD, snaping a pic returns the same crap on the stick. I would have tried another brand (Minolta?) but have sticks and bats on hand for the Sony brand. UPDATE..Having used this P-73 for a while, it is a great improvement over the P-72. Greater detail and MUCH faster recovery time for multiple shots. I give it 5 Stars. As an aside, I had a school mate that claimed that every grade over a "C" was wasted. Same for cameras, every thing over 4 pix is a waste unless you are doing bill boards.
8 Incredible & Excellent Digital Camera
I bought this digital camera in last December 2004, and really I can tell this was a bargain, very cheap for so many functions and benefits. I have token so many beautiful pictures of my children and family. We are very happy with this, our first digital camera. Every time I think of it, I can confirm you that it was the best selection we made.
Don't think anymore, you won't regret it!
9 Quality purchase!!!
I just bought this camera after a few weeks of research and am very pleased. It is my first digital camera (and first camera that I have actually bought that you didn't throw away after 24 pictures!) I wanted something that had optical zoom and I could not justify 5 megapixels for my use. In addition I have seen 5 megapixel cameras that took 3 megapixel-quality pictures. Some cameras claim the high megapixel as a selling point but often lack optical zoom (a must), fine tuning to light changes, and just take poor pics. That being said I wanted something that I didn't have to have a degree in photography to take quality pictures. I wanted enough features to play with in case I the urge. I also required durability and a camera that came with a recharger and batteries (otherwise plan on spending $20-$40 more down the road). Here's the deal:

Pros:
Great, easy to take pictures.
Easy navigation through the menu.
Price for value is outstanding. (I paid $200 + 69 dollars for a 512 sandisk card)
Sony-like feel in terms of quality (but I've never had a sony ANYTHING fail on me so I am biased)
Movie mode is excellent, seems much better than the HP, Vivitar Cannon competition at this price point. Not as good as a a real video camera but still quality sound and video.
LCD screen is easy to see in all light conditions and you can even dim it.
Did I mention it came with rechargeble batteries and charger?

Cons:
I realize no cameras come with big memory cards but at least they can give you 32 or 64 mb as charity (instead of less than 10)
Software is a little weak. I expected something a little better than paint, but instead it just reads from the software and transfers it to paint for editing.
Size, kinda bulky but you have to cut cost somewhere and it is certainly competitive against the competition.
USB 1 transfer with camera but I just ordered a USB 2 reader so...
Thats it.

Overall this a good purchase if you are looking for a reasonably priced camera that will (hopefully) take a little abuse and take great photos. 4.5 rating for the worthless standard memory card.
10 Good price point, and a decent product overall
The camera has done well in the few weeks that I have had it. It has taken nice high-quality pictures, and it was simple enough that even my mother, who is horrible with technology, was able to figure out how to use it to pretty much its fullest potential. I liked the layout of the buttons and the simplicity of the interface.

For the price though, it is perfectly natural to expect some gripes. For one, in medium-low light conditions, the LCD is far too dark, and it can be quite difficult to see anything, even if it really isn't that dark out. Secondly, it is a pain not to be able to zoom in or out during filming the movies (though, with the short amount of time offered by memory cards, the movie function is not really meant for significant filming). Overall, however, the product preformed admirably, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a camera like this in its price range.
11 Overall, a great camera
As about two or more reviewers got this for the holidays, and so did I. I have to say, this camera is great. I'll just break down pros + cons because it's an electronic device

PROS:

- With the 4.1 megapixels, picture and video quality is clear and crisp.
- Easy menus.
- Overall easy to use if a beginner.
- Many different ways and styles to take pictures.
- Very durable, as Sony products are mostly all trustful.
- Love the zoom in and zoom out features.
- Easy to delete videos and pics.
- Easy to connect to a computer or a television.

CONS:
- The memory stick that came with this is only 16MB which is only 8 pictures and 42 secs for video. Luckily, I also got a 256MB memory stick seperatly and I can take about 120 pics and 11 min for video.
- The batteries were not charged up when I recived the product.
- Sound on the videos are sometimes weak.

Overall, this camera is great, but make sure to buy a seperate memory stick or you will only have 42 seconds of fun with the video and only 8 pics.
12 User Friendly.
For the price, this is a first-class camera. It is well known that a digital camera is only worth the quality of pictures it produces. The Cyber-Shot creates excellent images, that even an amature, like myself, can create.
It will capture beautiful shots, using the pre-recorded Scene Selecters:

Soft Snap: provides a sharp accent of your subject with a hazy background.

Candle: Lets you take perfect images of your partner over that romantic candle-light dinner.

Twilight: Those night time shots of the city lights come out perfect.

Landscape: Clear wide long shots that will not get any better.

For basic value for money, and for an amature like myself, this digital delivers and more.
13 Unsatisfactory pictures
I bought this camera after reading several positive reviews. I found that this camera has good features, is easy to use and has a battery charger. But to my dismay the picture quality was below par and didn't meet my expectations. The picture brightness with this camera is lower than a Nikon I had bought 18months ago. Most of the pictures appeared dim and a little dull wheras Nikon pictures at the same spot were brighter. I'm returning this camera. I will probably spend some extra dollars to buy a canon or a Nikon
14 Everything you might need... and maybe more!
When Sony made this camera, they were thinking of people like you and me, who were looking for a good camera, with a good resolution, enough features, and of course, not to spend too much.
The camera 's 4.1 mp resolution allows you to get perfectly detailed 8" x 5.33" prints, if you want them.
Other features, like manual exposure, and scene modes, allow you to get more pro, so this isn't a simple point and shoot camera if you want to do some tweaks to yor photos. The P73 helps you to take pictures like a professional without having to be one.
The P73 takes about 1 second to power up, and for continuous shooting, you only have to wait about 1 second between pictures.

PROS
- Low price / Great features
- Easy to use
- Good battery life
- Optical Zoom
- 6 Scene modes
- 3 Additional modes: Manual / Program / Auto (point + shoot)

CONS
- LCD fonts are tiny and hard to read
- Smart zoom only works at low resolutions (1mp - 3mp)
- Included 16MB MemoryStick is not enough (only 8 pix @ 4.1mp)
- Included "Picture Package" doesn't have any edit capabilities
- Picture Package Software crashes sometimes causing damaged JPGS

Sony should give away larger MemorySticks with their cameras, but I guess that's their strategy... if you buy a camera, you will need another MS.
If you buy the CyberShot DSC-P73 consider buying at least one 128MB MemoryStick (holds 64 pix @ 4.1MP) but I'd reccomend a 512MB that holds about 242 photos @4.1MP, so you can go on vacation and take enough great pictures without having to worry for the MS capacity.
A spare set of batteries and a carrying case would be a great companion as well.
15 Great value.
After coming home with my brand new Kodak Easyshare I noticed its memory card didn't fit in my Sony TV. I went back to the store and exchanged my nice Kodak for a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P73. What a difference! When I opened the box all items were carefully organized and packaged, the memory stick had its case and lables, even the rechargeable batteries had their own cute plastic case. It also accompanied its battery charger. The shutter button is located in the middle of the mode dial, which is far better than having them in totally different places like the Kodak does. When I first used the Kodak Easyshare I had no idea how to insert the memory card in it, there were no arrows, no diagrams showing what side or end should enter first, I had to refer to the instructions manual. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P73 has drawings or diagrams so I could see how to properly insert the memory stick and batteries. The coolest thing is the sound it makes when you turn it on. The Sony makes a cute Windows XP type of sound when is turned on and a digital camera flashing sound when you take a picture. When I looked at my first pictures using the Kodak Easyshare I thought they were sharp for a 5MP, but when I looked at my 4.1 MP Sony pictures I was blown away by how much sharper they were, and the colors were more vivid. I guess Sony cameras have better lenses. I'm so glad I exchanged that Kodak Easyshare for a Sony, now I can take picture, open the camera, remove the memory stick, stick it into my 40 inch TV and enjoy great digital funny family pictures.

Cons: Couldn't find any.

16 A very good consumer level digital camera
If you are just an amateur photographer that is either finally switching from analog to digital or just want a decent camera to take on family vacations or school projects, this is a great camera. It is small, lightweight, and does just about anything you could possibly need it to do. It won't take pictures of hummingbirds feeding across a forest bed, but it will take a decent photo of the grand canyon. The quality of the 3x optical zoom is really good, but the picture is sacrificed slightly as you try to artifically enhance it with the digital zoom. The battery life is good enough to take on extended trips from your hotel or on a hike without having to carry around a charger or spare batteries. If you plan on taking lots of high quality large photos, you will need to get a larger memory stick (64 MB will work, 128 MB even better), but the memory stick it comes with will be enough to photograph your child's birthday party as long as you download the photos onto your computer afterwards. At 4.1 MegaPixels, this camera will pick up individual hairs on a persons head and it will even be able to clearly define a flea in the hair. There are 5 MegaPixel cameras out there, but at the consumer level there is really no point in spending the money on one (5 MP won't come in handy unless you are student taking pictures through a microscope or a telescope) All around, while Sony's camera lenses may not compare with Canon or Olympus, Sony makes up for it with their superior knowledge of how to make a great consumer digital device and turn it into a decent digital camera. It is a great value for the price.
17 Outstanding Value
I purchased the Sony DSC P73 a week ago for $235 at a local retailer. I have an older 2 megapixel Sony digital camera, also, that I have been pleased with. I wanted this camera because it has a higher resolution than my old camera, and it also has a viewfinder, which was lacking on my 3-year-old camera. After using this camera for a week, I am very happy with my decision to purchase it. It has many features that make it an outstanding camera for a very low price.

I am very pleased with the performance so far. My pictures have been very crisp and clear. I like being able to snap pictures rapidly, which is a big improvement over my old Sony. I especially like the zoom feature, which is much improved over my old Sony, whose digital zoom was worthless. Pictures taken with the digital zoom on this camera are very clear. I did a close-up of my cat using the digital zoom, and every individual hair can be seen in the photo. I also tried the macro feature, which allows for close ups as close as 10 inches. I photographed a page of the user's manual, and every word in the photo is clear.

I was worried about using rechargable AA batteries, but I have taken many pictures and videos this week, and I have not had to recharge yet. I plan to buy the rapid recharger and two more batteries, so I will always have charged batteries on hand.

I loved the video mode on my old camera, so I wanted that feature on the new one. I haven't tried the fine mode, because I don't have a pro memory stick, yet. I'm using the 128 mb stick that I used with my other camera. I like being able to record for a longer time than my old camera. And I also like having the larger image size of 640 x 480 for playback, but I do miss the option of a 320 x 240 image size. I think that this would allow for longer recording with good playback resolution. I don't think Sony allows for this option on any of its digital cameras anymore. I also have used the email mode for recording video. This is great for sending movies to family, or for posting video on web pages, as the file size is small. This camera also has a video editing feature that allows you to delete sections of unwanted video before downloading. I have found this a very useful feature.

Multiple folders can be created in the camera to keep photos of different events separate for ease of organizing for playback or downloading.

I installed the Picture Package software that came with the DSC P73, but I probably won't use it. With it, you can create slide shows, and you can view thumbnails of all your pictures. I can already do this using Windows XP, but I think Windows 98 users would like this software.

Overall, I think that this is an excellent camera at a very reasonable price.
18 Very excellent camera
I recently bought this camera and i love it very much takes great quality photos too, i think sony makes good cameras overall i give it 5 stars.
19 Ooooops!
Well the camera is cool for such a price, real bargain ;) But i do have one question and i was not able to find the answer in the instructions book. Well, after taking a picture when i want to enlarge my picture with the Playback Zoom, i'm able to zoom it but i can't save the zoom! Why? I don't know what's wrong, the book doesnt say anything about it and the menu button doesnt' work when i try to zoom the picture. I'll apreciate if somebody can give a piece of advice. please drop me a line at letoile_me@yahoo.com
20 Great for pictures -- not great for videos
We bought this camera as an upgrade from our Canon A40. The big feature for us (after the fabulously quick shutter speed) was the ability to take unlimited videos. (Most other cameras limit the video length because they must buffer the image, whereas Sony cameras can write directly to their memory cards.)

However, we've decided to return the camera. There are 3 movie modes. With a 256 MB memory stick (about $100), you get about 3 minutes of video on the best setting. On the medium setting, you get 10 minutes of video. The third setting does give you 2 hours of video, but is completely unusable. The audio is very poor and the image is blurry and pixelated.

We're disappointed that Sony didn't offer a movie mode in between the terrible 160 mode and the Standard 640 mode. A friend's Sony, now over 4 years old, has such an inbetween setting, and we figured this would be an example of the quality of this Cybershot's lowest setting. Not so!

21 Great camera
This is our first digital camera and so far we love it. It feels very solid and the pictures are really great. The camera is very easy to use for pictures and for video. I have not used any of the different picture settings but I did read the manual and they seem easy to use.
The camera comes with batteries and a charger but no AC adapter. This is the only reason (no AC adapter) I gave the camera 4 stars instead of 5. I would recommend buying the AC adapter so you don't use the batteries too fast or an extra set of batteries so you always have a charged pair of batteries.
22 Sony Cybershot DSCP73
My husband & I wanted a good digital camera but did not want to spend a bundle. We own other Sony products and know the products are usually high end. We are pleased again with another Sony product. The camera is a little bulky, but the pictures look wonderful and the capability is amazing. More than enough to keep us non-techies amazed!
23 pretty cool for what you pay
I just bought the p73 and I am pretty content with it. altough bulkier than the exilims of casio, I like the fast cycle times between shots, which often caused me to loose nice pictures before with my old digital camera. The video is quite good considering it's just mpeg, and good for those moments when you wished you had brought your camcorder. I am using the mem stick pro 256 meg so there is alot of room for short videos as well as pictures. The preflash works pretty well in low light, an added benefit is that it catches the attention of my baby so all our shots have her looking straight at the camera. I havent tried the more advanced features yet, altough I am saving up for a wide angle lens to attach onto this toy. It is a bit heavy for a small cam, but then I realized that it was the battery which was accounting for much of the weight.

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