written by bashstreetkid on 31/05/2009
Good Points
Quality of images excellent, if a little on the dark side. Very easy to use and good features.
General Comments
Impossible to locate a driver for this Sony DSC-W215 (even on Sony's own website, which does not even include this model in it's list which does worry me a lot) so each time you want to access the photos, you have to take the memory stick out of the camera and put it into the card reader on your PC. Vista does not Plug & Play with this camera at all. I can see a wear and tear issue eventually with all this in/out of the memory stick. I eventually located the driver on the Sony Brazilian site - but this does not even work with Vista - despite the handbook clearly stating that the camera is Vista compatible. When you submit a query to Sony, they respond with a standard email offering you FAQs and then stating that if this doesn't help you should 'continue' - despite the fact that you have already gone through this process before submitting the original query. In order to 'continue' you then have to register and obtain, then submit, your login details. If you do not wish to register with Sony Corporation you can apparently progress no further. I'm now wondering whether to simply return this camera - because it doesn't fully work, does it, if you can't use it on USB - or simply accept that I have to remove the memory stick. Unless you are technically very competent, or are prepared to compromise, there are PC issues. I am very competent on a PC but Sony has managed to completely defeat me with this camera.