x64: cracking the windows open

08 August 2005

Sony digital camera unrecognized

Usually, plugging in the digital camera on the USB port, Windows will recognize it as a removable storage drive, thus you can copy/move and delete photos from the cameras memory stick with Windows Explorer. But on Windows x64, my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P92 is not recognized, and no driver is available for x64.
Luckily I found a workaround - in the camera's setup I chose PTP as the USB Connect mode. Doing this, the camera again is recognized as a storage device and you are able to copy photos to the hard drive using Windows Explorer. Copy. But only copy - not move nor delete.
I will be surprised if Sony in the near future will offer x64 drivers. Anyway, maybe it's time to get a new digicam as well...?