Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Looking for a compact digital still camera that gives you the power to take great pictures under a variety of conditions? Put the power of Sony digital photography in the palm of your hand with the Cyber-shot DSC-P72 digital still camera. The DSC-P72 gives you whopping 3.2-megapixel effective resolution, 3x optical zoom, 0 to 3.2x Smart Zoom (at VGA size) digital zoom, and the smart Sony features that let you take incredible pictures with point-and-shoot ease. You get intelligent flash technology, high-tech auto-focus and auto-exposure modes, and fun stuff, too, like MPEG movie modes, voice memo and e-mail modes, and 16-frame multi-burst animation. Plus, the DSC-P72 comes with a USB 2.0 interface and convenient rechargeable NiMH batteries with included charger.

Amazon.com Product Description:
The fun, easy-to-use Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P72 digital camera packs in more pixels and more features than its predecessor. With its 3.2-megapixel resolution, the Cyber-shot DSC-P72 produces stunning images in a diverse range of conditions. The Cyber-shot DSC-P72 bumps up the optical zoom to 3x from the DSC-P52's 2x rating, helping you bring distant subjects closer. It's also one of the first Sony cameras to be compatible with Memory Stick Pro.

Step-up Value
Here's a Sony feature that adds value to this digital camera and differentiates it from other models in the Sony lineup.

AF (Auto Focus) Illuminator: Briefly lighting the scene in low- or no-light conditions, AF Illuminator insures a positive focus lock, allowing you to accurately establish and maintain focus in difficult situations.

Optics and Resolution
The 3.2-megapixel resolution creates images large enough to print 11-by-17-inch enlargements. The 14-bit DXP system plus Super HAD CCD combine to produce excellent image detail and stunningly smooth contrast and color rendition. The Cyber-shot DSC-P72 offers a 3x optical zoom and 3.2x digital zoom for a 9.6x total.

Storage and Transfer
Images are stored on Memory Sticks, and a 16 MB Memory Stick is included. The Cyber-shot DSC-P72 is also one of the first Sony cameras to be compatible with optional Memory Stick Pro media, which can extends data capacity up to 1 GB.

Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB connectivity, which means it can be connected to any USB-based Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without installing any software.

Movie Mode
You can capture far more than still images with the MPEG Movie VX function. Most digital cameras' movie modes are limited to 30- or 60-second clips, but the Cyber-shot DSC-P72 can keep shooting until you've filled the memory card. When used with Memory Stick Pro media you can shoot approximately 22 minutes of video.

More Features

• 1.5-inch LCD monitor and true-zoom optical viewfinder for more accurate framing at eye level
• The three-area multipoint autofocus can intelligently focus on the subject and avoids mistakenly focusing on the background
• A multi-burst mode captures 16 images (320 x 240) as part of a single 1,280 x 960 image and plays them back sequentially in the camera
• The Multipattern Measuring feature establishes a maximum exposure value, independently light metering 49 points of the frame, even where pronounced highlight and shadow are not centered
• Five scene modes: twilight, twilight portrait, landscape, snow, and beach.
• Built-in flash with red-eye reduction, auto, forced on, forced off, and slow-syncro modes

Power, Size, and Contents
The camera is powered by the NH-AA-DA rechargeable NiMH battery (included). It measures 4.7 by 2.3 by 1.3 inches and weighs 7.9 ounces. This package includes the Cyber-shot DSC-P72 digital camera, 16 MB Memory Stick, battery and battery charger (BC-CS2), USB and AV cables, wrist strap, and CD-ROM with imaging software and USB drivers for Windows and Mac.



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Rating: - My Review of the Sony Digital Camera Cyber-shot 3.2MP
I gave this camera to my children to take pictures of my grandchildren who live in another country. They post them to a site on the internet, and I can see them as well as order paper copies. The camera works well, and we are all pleased with it.

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Rating: - Good camera but similar issues
I've had this camera for three years now. I've experienced all the same issues as many folks here. The strange power off/with lens open, then reversing. The only thing I've done is immediately remove the batteries after turning on the camera while pushing the lens in. it works!

I have a suggestion for those of you with blurry pictures. This camera has 5-6 settings for the quality of photos. If you press the trash icon button while in regular mode (do not have an image up screen) the menu for image size will appear. These are jgs folks. They are pixel based and can be very small. Also jpgs are meant for screen viewing, not printing, so you need to boost them up in order to get decent prints from these images. If you want clear images..please try to use the highest setting possible in order for the camera to record as many pixels of information. I use the highest setting 3.1M (other options are 2.8M, 2.0, 1.2 and VGA (which is the lowest and will give you terribly blurry picutres). It's quite easy to mistakenly press this button and change the image size, (this happened to us once while on vacation..terribly frustrating when I discovered what should have been beautiful, mmemorable photos were all at a low resolution.) Please give this a try

I'm all for class action suit vis a vis the battery chomping and lens issues. It's uncanny how often this has happened to so many people.

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Rating: - pretty good over all
a good first camera, it is cheap and has good simple to use auto modes. The macro mode was a bit disapointing, it is difficult to get clear pictures with alot of detail but not imposible. low light videos or pictures with out a flash tend to have a red tint to them. It is a bit large for the features it offers, and the softwear which came with it was not very user friendly. I have been pleased with it for pictures of family and friends. pointing and shooting usualy yields good clear pictures which I have been able to enlarge to 16" by 22" with no distortion. The video mode works well for capturing fun moments, but most be taken in a well light area.

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Rating: - Great Camera - Vivid outdoor pics
Did alot of research before buying - had the camera 2+ years and it takes awesome and vivid outdoor pics but indoor tends to be a little "warm" (read orange/reddish) in auto mode. No dial to change settings - you have go into a menu system. Has good flash and takes good 640X480 movies (with sound) limited in time only by memory space. Only complaint is recharge time between flash shots - 3 to 4 seconds. I was surprised to see that it is still avaialable.

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Rating: - TOO MANY BLURRY PICTURES!
Good color BUT NOT reliable to take clear pictures. TOO MANY BLURRY PICTURES! Thinking about class action on Sony as there are a bunch out there that have the same issue.
VERY disappointed.