DSC-P73 (serv.man3) - Sony Digital Camera Service Manual (repair manual). Page 2

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White balance

Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy, 
Fluorescent, Incandescent

File format (DCF compliant)

Still images: Exif Ver. 2.2, JPEG 
compliant, DPOF compatible
Movies: MPEG1 compliant 
(Monaural)

Recording medium

“Memory Stick”

Flash

Recommended distance (when ISO 
sensitivity is set to Auto)
0.2 to 3.5 m (7

7

/

8

inches to 

11 feet 5

7

/

8

inches) (W)

0.5 to 3.5 m (19

3

/

4

inches to 

11 feet 5

7

/

8

inches) (T)

A/V OUT (MONO) jack (Monaural)

Minijack
Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 

Ω, unbalanced, 

sync negative
Audio: 327 mV (at a 47 k

Ω load)

Output impedance 2.2 k

Ω

USB jack

mini-B

USB communication

Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant)

LCD panel used

3.8 cm (1.5 type) TFT drive

Total number of dots

67 200 (280

×240) dots

Power 

AA nickel hydride batteries (2)
2.4 V
AC-LS5 AC Adaptor
(not supplied), 4.2 V

Power consumption (during shooting with LCD 

screen on)
1.1 W

Operating temperature range

0

° to +40°C (32° to +104°F)

Storage temperature range

−20° to +60°C (−4° to +140°F)

Dimensions

117.2 

× 53.7 × 35.8 mm 

(4 

5

/

8

 

× 2 

1

/

8

 

× 1 

7

/

16

inches)

(W/H/D, protruding portions not 
included)

Mass

Approx. 236 g (0.5 lb 8.3 oz) (two 
batteries, “Memory Stick,” wrist 
strap, and so on included)

Microphone

Electret condenser microphone

Speaker

Dynamic speaker

Exif Print

Compatible

PRINT Image Matching II

Compatible

PictBridge

Compatible

x

Power requirements

AC 100 to 240V 50/60Hz
3 W

Output voltage

AA : DC 1.4 V  400 mA 

× 2

AAA : DC 1.4 V  160 mA 

× 2

Operating temperature range

0

° to +40°C (32° to +104°F)

Storage temperature range

−20° to +60°C (−4° to +140°F)

Dimensions

71 

× 30 × 91 mm 

(2 

7

/

8

 

× 1 

3

/

16

 

× 3 

5

/

8

 inches) (W/H/

D)

Mass

Approx. 90 g (3 oz)

x

Input rating

AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz 
11 W, 0.16 to 0.09 A

Output rating DC 4.2 V, 1.5 A

Operating temperature range

0

° to +40°C (32° to +104°F)

Storage temperature range

−20° to +60°C (−4° to +140°F)

Maximum dimensions

Approx. 48 

× 29 × 81 mm (1 

15

/

16

 

× 

1 

3

/

16

 

× 3 

1

/

4

 inches) (W/H/D)

Mass

Approx. 130 g (5 oz)

x

Image device 6.85 mm (1/2.7 type) color

CCD
Primary color filter

Total pixels number of camera

Approx. 4 231 000 pixels

Effective pixels number of camera

Approx. 4 065 000 pixels

Lens

3

× zoom lens

f=6 to 18 mm
(35 mm camera conversion: 39 to 
117 mm)
F2.8-5.2

Exposure control

Automatic, Manual exposure, 
Twilight, Twilight portrait, Candle, 
Landscape, Beach, Soft snap

• HR6 (size AA) Ni-MH batteries (2)
• Battery case (1)
• BC-CS2A/CS2B Ni-MH Battery charger (1)
• Power cord (mains lead) (1)
• USB cable (1)
• A/V connecting cable (1)
• Wrist strap (1)
• “Memory Stick” (16MB) (1)
• CD-ROM (USB driver: SPVD-012) (1)
• Operating Instructions (1)
See page 6.

Design and specifications are subject to change 
without notice.