I just replaced my 4(?) year old Sony DSC75 with the P73 and wow......its so much faster, the new memory stick pro is good and even the video is so much improved it doubles as a cam in a pinch with 640 x480 at 30 fps, something I could not find other digitals to be capable of. It turns on and is ready in about 1 sec and the picture is taken immediately upon hitting the button, BIG improvement over the old one. And its Sony. And, I can change lens to zoom or wide angle