How come all digital cameras use this system for storing photos?
How come all digital cameras use this system for storing photos?
Root directory: DCIM (and sometimes MISC)
Inside DCIM: 100xxxxx (Five letter word like NIKON, CANON, PENTX, CASIO….)
What is the “Misc” folder for?
What does “DCIM” stand for?
Why exactly five digits after “100″?
Who set this standard for all digital cameras?
Thanks for answering this dumb question!
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DCIM = Digital Camera IMages. This and everything else about the naming convention is a JEITA standard.
What’s that? Oh, JEITA = Japan Electronics and Information Technology industries Association.
For more, this Wiki article has a summary and if you’re feeling particularly geeky today, they provide a link to the full JEITA specifications.
Expect for the DCIM folder, my cameras do not use that file naming system. Inside the DCIM folder, mine are labeled SANY1000 (for example).