Home > Consumer Reviews > Sony DSC-P73L Cyber-shot Digital Camera [4MP 3xOptical] with Free Case and Batteries

This is a great camera! This is my second digital camera and i have found it great to use. It is very simple to use and very user friendly. The only problem with it is memory. You recieve a 16mb memory stick with which only takes 8 photos. If you want more memory though it is quite expensive, e.g. a 128mb memory stick for 65 photos cost £27.99

Having never owned a digital camera, I was really nervous about ordering one. But this is fantastic, really user-friendly, and great value. Even with my not very technical brain, I managed to start shooting stills and short movies straight away. And as I have Windows XP on my laptop, I could upload them without having to install any programmes - couldn't be easier! Definitely worth ordering the one with the free carrying case. Only little problem is the flimsy bit of plastic over the USB port, but otherwise, well worth it.

Ordered on the Thursday, delivered on the Monday. £100 cheaper than a major high street catalogue store plus you get a free case and a set of batteries.

This is my first digital still camera and it is really easy to use. Just turn the dial to the camera symbol and you are ready to take great photos. Turn it to the 'movie reel' symbol and you can shoot movies. Everything is automatic i.e. focus, flash and shutter speed.

For the more experienced photographer you can change the dial to manual and set everything yourself or turn to one of several settings for night time photography where the settings are pre-adjusted.

Another added bonus is that the battery charger is external and hence you can use one set of batteries while you charge another.

It couldn't be any simpler or better value.

When I recieved this camera, my first thoughts were it was bigger and bulkier than i expected, and the screen was a lot smaller...

But once i started using it, i had no problems, the multi-function does really make a difference, and it takes great, vibrant photos.

In fact, now, my only complaint is when the batteries get low, it shuts down with the lens extended.

Very very impressive piece of kit. The overall quality of the camera is excellent, really fast and picture quality excellent as you`d expect from 4MP. The bundled software is excellent and the camera also acts as a USB hard drive so you can plug it into any PC with a USB post and pull off pictures even if the software isnt installed. The camera also takes decent quality movies with sound. Plus 2 sets of rechargables, charger and a case in the package! Great deal for 150 quid, buy it now.