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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

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.

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.

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.

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

This camera is my first foray into the world of digital cameras, and I am smitten. I found the instructions easy to follow, the quality of pictures excellent, and the value hard to beat.

The only thing I don't love is the software that came along with the camera, but it is functional and does what I need it to do as far as printing and viewing photos.

The "video" camera feature is great, too--I love sending quick hellos to family and friends, and this camera makes it easy.

A good value and a great buy.

I've purchased this camera a while back in the fall of 2003. Since then, this camera is still good and is of high quality.

The photos are excellent, and are clear and crisp. Even in the darkest of light, the photos are very good. The only thing is that I still can't figure out a way to turn off the flash. Otherwise, photo quality couldn't be better.

The DSCP73 is pretty easy to use. I've seen digital cameras that are much easier, but this is good enough for me. Like I said, I'm saying it's pretty easy because I still haven't figured out some options.

The durability is amazing. One time, I had one of my skateboarding friends borrow this. They had dropped it 5 times on road tar, and it is still in good condition, despite minor-medium scratches (well, no camera is scratch proof, unless you get a case). The camera still worked like new and no features were disabled.

The battery life is great at 10 hours.

The LCD is pretty big, about 1", though most cameras are bigger. Even some have around 2", but in my opinion, that makes them ugly and bulky. This one's stylish. The text font could be bigger, but are clear, and easy to read in dark, since the screen is backlit.

Unfortunately, these are being dsicontinued. Hopefully, you can get one. Though, Sony has made another one (DSCS40) that has the same features, and the screen is bigger. Hopefully, you can get one. These are great.

Highly recommended.

We've had this camera for almost a year now and it takes fantastic shots in the daylight but nearly 50% of all inside shots are out of focus. I have read the manual and tried numerous settings with no change.

I had never used or even seen a digital camera up close before but I wanted to see what all they hype was about. Having children, I take a lot of pictures and have gotten quite good with cheap disposable cameras. After ordering the Sony Cybershot DSCP73, I was taking pictures like a pro within 10 minutes of opening the package. It comes with computer software that takes you step by step through the operations. You don't have to use trial and error to figure out what all those funny little symbols mean, everything is explained. Like the other reviewers stated, you will need to purchase an additional memory card. I got the 256 mb generic card from Wal-mart and it works great. Don't buy for video purposes alone though, you can't zoom while shooting a video, you must set the zoom before you start and it remains there throughout the session. Photos are very easily uploaded to your computer, just plug in the camera and a screen pops up telling you exactly what to do next, step by step. Simplicity at it's finest! Well worth the money.

Overall, this is a decent camera, but its problems focusing are an issue and so I would NOT recommend buying this camera. Before I start, let me state that I have read the directions and gone through all the settings in the camera. I've done my best to rule out the human error.

The picture quality and colors look good, when they are in focus. However, any time that the light, inside or outside, is a bit tricky the camera cannot focus. As an example, I took 5 pictures of a lit christmas tree and all came out blurry. I took another 5 pictures using a Canon Powershot S500 and all of them were perfectly clear. I'll admit that this is a tricky item to focus on, but the Sony DCS-P73 has trouble focusing whenever there is glare. It has ruined a number of shots... easy shots.

So, if you are buying a camera for point and shoot... this one isn't it. This camera is a - (cross your fingers for a clear picture) - and shoot camera.

I hope this helps.

I have had this camera for about a year and a half and am very disappointed with it. For the first 6 mos or so, It worked like a dream, and it took great pictures. I was elated! About the 7th month in or so, it just fell apart on me. My dream camera turned into a nightmare.

I will 2nd what many others have already said. THIS CAMERA CANNOT FOCUS, ESPECIALLY INDOORS, THUS PICTURES ARE BLURRY AND UNCLEAR MOST OF THE TIMES!!! Even when the subject is sitting as still as a statue and I am holding the camera still, the pictures look as if I had been swinging it back and forth as I took the picture.

Also the delayed reaction is terrible! It seems to take more time to capture a picture than most other cameras, I have compared it to. ( I tested out cameras of my family and friends.)For this reason, you usually miss the moment you were attempting to capture.

Consider yourself warned before purchasing this camera. It is a financial risk.

I bought this camera last year. I returned it the next day and bought a Canon instead. The [sony] camera was *okay* but if you're picky about your photos like I am, don't get this camera. The quality isn't that great, neither is the flash. A semi-lit area would come out blurry and brown-tinted, if that makes any sense. But I can take a picture with my canon in a pitch black room and the photo comes out great.

Bottom line, you can get a much better camera for the same price, or even less.

I have owned several digital cameras, and this is my current digital camera in hands. I would write a short review as a critical person with concentration ONLY on important things to watch for.
Pros
- Uses only 2 AA batteries.
- Battery life is very good.
- Small camera size. Easily fits into a pocket.
- Can set '+' flash level, which forces camera to make a stronger flash. I use it almost every time.
Cons
- Resolution. The images are not sharp in terms of that you can't distinguish individual pixels when looking at the real size picture. I would say, there is no much difference in quality between 4 MP and 50% (1 MP) scaled down version. The same problem exists in Sony DSC W1 camera.
- I had many problems with "ON" button. Sometimes camera refuses to turn on. It can be fixed by shaking camera and trying again. (It could be a defect in my camera only).
- Some camera parts are painted plastic, which can be scratched.
- Camera can lose all settings and preferences if left with discharged batteries (~several hours) or without them at all (10 minutes).
- Video quality 640x480 is pretty good in high quality mode, but eats flash space very quickly. Windows 2000 didn't have the right codec to view the file. I had to install it by myself.
- Camera is performing slightly below the average in low lighting condition with auto settings.

I bought this camera Christmas 04 for a trip to Ireland. The picture quality and ease of use was great. The battery life was also very good. I took over 600 pictures of my vacation and almost every one turned out perfect. The quality is good enough for a flawless 8x10 print. I have not had any problems with this camera. I have also owned an older model Sony, a Nikon, and a Kodak digital. This one in my opinion is the best of all of them.

I received this camera as a gift a few years ago and I ended up falling in love with photography because of it. It's great for beginners because it's not that expensive... obviously what the camera lacks in megapixels and zoom are what you save in dollars. But I have taken hundreds of gorgeous photos. It's extremely user-friendly, unlike HPs I've used, and action shots have never been a problem. Just note that you can't zoom in while shooting movies (MPEG) but it does pick up sound cleanly. I also found it to be very durable... it's been dropped countless times, used outside during the (Wisconsin) winter, and exposed to both water and sand but the picture quality hasn't decreased. (Make sure you get a case for it- it doesn't come with one but they're cheap.) I'm now looking into freelance photography as a career, but until I save up enough for one of those fancy $ 700 deals, this one will definitely get me through.

As others have said it: This is an all around very good camera. It's got a decently sized sensor (4.1MP), 3X optical zoom is not a big WOW, but most film point-and-shoots come with no zoom at all.

LCD viewfinder is decently sized, though more expensive ones are, of course, bigger. The video mode is great and it's a good thing to have that AV cable for a quick share.

If you are an average to sub-average picture-taker, like me, you will most probably not have a tripod around, so that alone will guarantee you blurry shots at sub optimal lighting conditions, unless you use the flash. So most of the enhanced scene modes, including nightime modes and also the manual control mode will most probably get blurry results. The good thing is that the camera will tell you when your shot would be prone to "shake" blur. That way you can decide to either not take the shot, adjust lighting conditions or get (if you have one) a tripod.

It's a sturdy camera. It's over a year old and has survived at least one major fall, with some bumps here and there.

The only thing I've noticed is that lately the pictures are turning up with a slight greenish feel on them. I'm pretty avid on photoshop and know how to correct the pics to get them lifelike colors, and the difference isn't bad. Not many people notice it, but I do, maybe since I like to edit photos very much.

In the end, if you don't have alot of money and want to get the most "bang for your buck", go with this one - specially if you are just starting in the digital camera world as I was at the moment of purchase.

I've owned the p-73 for about two years now. One thing I'm noticing about a couple digital cameras in the amazon reviews, is that after a year or so, the camera has some kind of error or just dies completely. For me, this hasn't happened with this camera. It's always been great, and it has a lot of really convenient features.

When I bought this camera, I knew NOTHING about cameras. I just wanted one really bad for some reason one day and went out and bought this one because it was PRETTY. I got really lucky--I mean, I only bought it because it was pretty--I knew nothing about it. But, nonetheless, I got lucky and bought this camera that takes AA batteries, came with a battery charger and its own USB cord. It had a ton of settings on it. Now that I understand more about photography, I really like the manual setting--the slowest shutter speed is 30 seconds compared to 10-15 seconds of even newer cameras in its class.

Like I said, i never had any problems with it. Batteries always lasted long; took little time to recharge. I never even bought a memory card for this camera--I use the lowest resolution to take pictures because that's all the given memory card can hold, and my pictures are still decent quality.

I'm now looking into a new camera because I do want excellent image quality, and, ironically, ever since I've been shopping for a new digital camera, my sony has been overexposing and underexposing about 20 percent of the shots i take; weird.

Anyway, if you're looking to buy a sony digital camera, based on my experience with this one, I'd recommend the brand.

we had this camera for about a year until on Thanksgiving Day while out of town it broke. The lense just froze while in the middle of taking a picture and wouldnt ever go back into the camera. We ran out to Best Buy and purchased it again because it was just a simple to use basic camera for me and my dad. (2 years later the old cameras lense still wont go back into the camera yet the camera still will turn on..weird.) At first we liked the camera and it took good pictures. They look great when we got them developed (costco.com is the best place to upload them and 1 hour later you pick them up, super cheap too) and the quality was good. Within the last year the camera has turned into a piece of crap. Evvvvvery picture comes out blurry it seems. Inside or outside. I am constantly telling people who take pics for me to take 2 or 3 pictures because i KNOW one or two will be blurry and that is a great shot i will miss because of it. Also the flash quality is horrible. It takes okay pictures of people in the dark but if it's of an object (anything really, just not a person) it comes out pitch black. Inside the lighting is bad too. The camera can never focus and it's just annoying. I also went through 2 or 3 memory sticks made by Sony that for no reason just broke. One of them broke while in a store getting them developed (in the little machine) and erased all of my pictures which was very dissapointing. The people said there was no way it was their machine, that it had to be a default in the memory stick. Also the camera is pretty big and clunky. At the time it was actually a smaller camera on the market, now it is huge! I am looking into now buying the Canon powershot 6.0

I actually originally went to this page through Google to see if they were still selling this model. I have to say that this is a really good camera for casual photography, and is even still a good camera for being a 4.1 megapixel camera (considering you can purchase 6, 7, and even 8 megapixel cameras now).

I bought this camera for myself in January 2005, and it's reaching its two-year mark, and still works close to perfectly. It'd actually still be working perfectly if I didn't accidentally drop it so many times on hard surfaces (more than three hard falls!). In my opinion, it takes great quality pictures, slightly above-average video if there is good lighting, and takes great pictures even without flash. It's definitely a better camera than my dad's Fujifilm 7 megapixel camera, too. I think my camera still has another year or two on it, if I could be less clumsy. I've also gotten a lot of comments of photos I've taken. People have said that I have a really good camera, and that it takes excellent pictures.

I used to take a lot of pictures of bands, and they've always been pleased with them. It does surprisingly well in dim environments. Lately, I've been taking a lot of still life pictures for fun, and got a lot of good feedback on the quality of this camera.

There is only one problem I have with this camera, however, and it's that it eats up batteries really fast. I'm not exactly sure of what is considered good battery life for a digital camera, but I have to charge my batteries every day.

Overall, this has been a really good camera to me through concerts, parties, film shoots, landscapes, still lifes, and amateur "artsy" photos. I'll be incredibly sad when I have to part with it.

This is the worst camera I have ever owned in my life. I had a fuji 1.3 mega pixle camera that took better pictures than this one! I have taken this camera on 2 vacations now, and both times I brought along my Olympus SLR film camera, and both times, the Olympus pictures are clearer, brighter and all but maybe 1 will work, with this stupid Sony Cybershot, I end up deleting 3/4 of the pictures because they are blury or have all kinds of funny things happening, the only pictures that do work with this camera is during the day time, or in bright lighting. On the first vacation I went on with this camera, my friend brought along her kodak 1 megapixel camera she got free and it turned out better pictures, as did my Olympus, on the second vacation I returned from today as I write this, I just downloaded my pictures, and deleted 2/3's of them because they are so bad, the ones that came off my film camera are perfect! My sister also has the exact same camera which she brought with her, and as I went through her pictures, same thing over 2/3's of them didn't work, I would have just assumed I'd gotten a defective camera if it was only my Sony that did not work, however hers didn't either, I would also assume perhaps it was myself that was the problem, however, I took a number of the exact same picture on this Sony as well as my Olympus (as a back up and thank god I did) and the pictures from the Olympus, as well as every other camera I have ever used, have come out fantastic, on this camera though, they come out horrible, so bad in fact that I'm embarrassed to show people! Believe me, if I hadn't gotten it free as a present I'd be writing a nasty letter to Sony, as it is though my next camera I'm saving up for and buying from a brand that does nothing but photography equiptment, therefore knows what they're doing. Sony makes great TV's and home entertainment systems, anything else I've bought from them, or known someone who has, has been junk, their camera, their car stereos, their computers! Sony should stick to TV's and Home Theater, it's what they're good at, camera's not so much, unless you're looking for something cheap that you'd only use in the day, even then I'd recommend a disposable, they even work better than this camera!

I had a Kodak camera for years that I absolutely loved. We took it ice skating and ended up falling on it. Therefore, my family bought me this Sony for my b-day and I have to say this is the worst camera I have ever owned. If you have any movement (such as action shots or small children) the picture always comes out blurry. What a pain! Also, the picture quality is horrible. I will not purchase a sony again and am going back to a Kodak.

For quite sometime lured by media publicity I thought Sony a good brand. But this was not at all true for digital cameras. I bought this P73 for myself and an HP 4 MP camera for my cousin much cheaper than Sony. Both 3x Optical zoom. The HP one was far better in image quality. Main problem is that photo quality is not so good. It lacks sharpness and in most of the natural occassions becomes a bit hazy. This fact becomes annoying because your friend who has a Cannon or an HP camera will take sharper pictures better than you in any light conditions. Also, in the same price you might look for something higher than 3x optical zoom, say 5x or so in other brands. Also during video, every option of adjusting to light conditions etc will be shut off, another irritating fact.

Not recommended.

I've had this camera for over 2 years now and it still takes beautiful pictures! Easy to use and very durable, I dropped it a couple of times and NOTHING happened. I highly recommend this product.