Memory Card Folder Structure - Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital Elph User Manual

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Appendices
Memory Card Folder Structure
The images on a memory card are placed in subfolders of the [DC 1M) folder labeled
(xxxCANONI. where the "xxx" represents a number in the range 100 - 999.
DCIM
xxxCANON
IMG_xxxx.JPG (JPEG images)
_MG_xxxx.JPG (JPEG images recorded in the
Adobe RGB color space)
IMG_xxxx.CR2 (RAW images)
_MG_xxxx.CR2 (RAW images recorded in the
Adobe RGB color space)
STx_xxxx,JPG** (Stitch Assist mode images)
MVLxxxx.AVI (Movies)
MVI_xxxx.TH M *
SND_xxxx.WAV (Sound annotation)
CANONMSC
The folder that holds the settings files for
images in the DCIM folder.
MISC
SNDR
The folder created when DPOF settings are set.
It holds the DPOF settings files.
SDR_xxxx.WAV (Files recorded with Sound Recorder)
xxxCANON
• *Files with the THM extension are the thumbnail image files for the camera's index replay
mode.
• The "xxxx" in file namesrepresent four-digit numbers.
• * * Each
successive
file shot in Stitch Assist mode is assigned a letter starting from" A," which
is inserted as the third digit inthe name. i.e. (STA_0001.JPG1, [STB_0002.JPGI.
[STC0003.JPG)...
• All folders except the" xxxCANON" folders contain image settings files. Do not open or delete
them.
• Depending on the camera, some data types cannot be recorded.