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Hello, i'm looking at purchasing a digital camera on this month...

So far, i've fallen in love with the Sony Cybershot DSC-P9 4.1 Megapixel digital camera. it's 550 dollars, which is my limit. I have 10% off, so that about covers tax.

Accessories Included
16MB Memory Stick, AC adapter/charger

Anyone have this camera?? I plan on purchasing a 256MB memory stick and the 2.5 Hour rechargable battery.

Any suggestions? How many 4MP shots would I be able to fit onto the 256MB memory stick? Will I need a reader for my computer to download the images from the memory stick?

Thanks in advance!!

here are specs:

Max resolution 2272 x 1704
Low resolution 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h 4:3, 3:2
Effective pixels 3.9 million
Sensor photosites 4.1 million
Sensor size 1/1.8 "
Sensor type CCD
Colour filter array G-R-G-B
Sensor manufacturer Sony
ISO rating Auto, 100, 200, 400
Zoom wide (W) 39 mm
Zoom tele (T) 117 mm (3 x)
Digital zoom Yes, 2 x
Auto Focus Yes
Manual Focus Yes, 5 steps
Auto focus accuracy Multi-point 3 area (auto)
Normal focus range 50 cm
Macro focus range 10 cm
White balance override Yes - 5 positions
Aperture range F2.8 / F5.6 - F5.6 / F10
Min shutter 2 sec
Max shutter 1/1000 sec
Built-in Flash Yes
Flash guide no. 3.8 m (12.4 ft) (Auto ISO)
External flash No
Flash modes Auto, Anti-red-eye, On, Off
Focal length multiplier
Exposure compensation -2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV Steps
Metering Multi-Segment, Spot
Aperture priority No
Shutter priority No
Lens thread None
Continuous Drive No
Movie Clips Yes, MPEQ HQX (unlimited) & audio
Remote control No
Tripod mount Yes
Self-timer 10 sec
Time-lapse recording No
Storage types Memory Stick
Microdrive compatible No
Storage included 16 MB Memory Stick
Uncompressed format No
Compressed format JPEG (EXIF)
Quality Levels Fine, Standard
Viewfinder Optical
LCD 1.5 "
LCD Pixels 123,000
Playback zoom Yes, 5 x
Video out Yes
USB Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394) No
Serial No
Battery / Charger Yes
Battery InfoLithium (NP-FC10) & charger
Weight (inc. batteries) 206 g (7.3 oz)
Dimensions 113 x 53 x 36 mm (4.5 x 2.1 x 1.4 in)

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i can answer a few of your questions.

the camera has a usb port so as long as you have the camera you can just plug it into your computer to transfer pic's. the MB just add up so if you are taking 4mb pic's you can get about 64 on a 256MB card.

a 4MB picture is prety big, it will probably slow down the camera and your computer. unless you plan on blowing up the pic's to poster size it will be over kill. you can try all the diferent resoloutions when you get the camera but on mine with the resolution that seems to give a crystal clear full screen shot on the computer i have file sizes of about 500k, so about 500pic's on that card.

i have a coolpix950, it was prety expensive since i got it several years ago but it is one gadget that i definately got my money out of.