Sony DSC-P73 Specification Guide

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Super HAD (Hole Accumulation

Diode) CCDs provide excellent
image quality by allowing more

light to pass to each pixel, increasing
sensitivity and reducing noise.

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3X Optical Zoom helps you frame

your shots for better digital
pictures. And Sony’s Precision

Digital Zoom provides an additional 2X
magnification without the jagged edges of
other designs, resulting in smoother images.

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The Smart Zoom feature

intelligently uses the full CCD to let
you zoom into the portion of

interest by cropping the image size – thus
avoiding the image degradation of Digital Zooms.

The innovative Real Imaging

Processor in the DSC-P73 not only
improves picture quality and clarity

but also improves camera response time,
decreases shutter lag and improves battery
stamina.

1.5" LCD Monitor
The 1.5" 67K LCD Monitor makes framing
shots and reviewing pictures easy.

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Available in capture and playback,

the Live Histogram Displays the
concentration of pixels at each

luminosity value making it easy to evaluate the
correct exposure.

Sony’s 14-bit Digital EXtended

Processor captures the range
between highlight and shadow

with up to 16,384 values, for extended
dynamic contrast and detail.

By evaluating 5 separate focus

areas of the frame, Sony’s 
Multi-Point AF system can

intelligently focus on the subject and avoid
mistakenly focusing on the background.

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Manual Exposure Mode provides

extended control with 46-step
adjustable Shutter speed

(30 – 1/1000 sec.), and 2-step Aperture control.

Briefly illuminating the subject, in

low – or no – light conditions, the
AF Illuminator helps establish a

positive focus lock.

Selectable Focus Mode
Monitoring AF (Auto Focus) helps you
anticipate the action by focusing even before
you press the shutter release.

Independently light-metering 49

points of the frame, Multi-Pattern
Measuring establishes the

optimum exposure, even when highlight and
shadow isn’t centered in the frame.

With 6 Scene Modes, parameters

can be matched to the shooting
conditions. Choose from one of

the following: Twilight, Twilight Portrait,
Landscape, Soft Snap, Candle, or Beach.

Pre-Flash Metering
With a momentary pre-flash, the camera
illuminates the subject and sets exposure
through the lens for accurate flash metering.
Adjustable flash level and red-eye reduction
ensure great flash shots.

During long exposures, Slow

Shutter NR captures the scene,
and then the CCD noise pattern

with a dark frame exposure. By subtracting the
two, even long exposures can be clear.

Digital. Powerful. Transportable.™

Memory Stick

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media is compact,

portable and rugged – connecting

a variety of hardware and software applications.

Capture up to 4 shots (fine) or 7

shots (standard) at 1.7 frames/sec.
even at 4 MP resolution. Perfect

for high speed subjects or fast moving action
such as sports.

Captures 16 320 x 240 frames 

as part of a single 1280 x 960
image which plays back

sequentially in the camera. Selectable 1/7.5,
1/15, 1/30 second.

Captures VGA (640 x 480) high

frame rate (up to 30 frames per
second) audio/video clips with

length limited only by the capacity of the
media. Video mail mode captures smaller file
sizes suitable for email.

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With VAD-PEB adaptor, you can

add tele- or wide- conversion
lenses for greater magnification

or wider field of view, as well as protective and
special effect filters.

Connect to any PictBridge™

compatible printer with the supplied
USB cable and print directly from the

camera. Images can be viewed and selected
for printing right on the camera’s LCD, with
menus for print quantity, date and index print.

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Display images or MPEG movies

with audio on a TV (with A/V
input) for everyone to enjoy.

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The high capacity 2100 mAh AA

NiMH batteries provide reliable,
long-lasting power for continuous

shooting. The supplied BC-CS2 charger provides
a convenient way to charge the batteries.

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Cyber-shot

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Digital Still Camera