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.
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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).