Image File Storage Destinations And File Names - Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 Instruction Manual

Image file storage destinations and file names

The image files recorded with your camera are grouped as folders on the
memory card.
Example: viewing folders on Windows Vista
AFolders containing image data recorded
using this camera. (The first three digits
show the folder number.)
BYou can create a folder in date form
(page 110).
• You cannot record/play back any images in
the "MISC" folder.
• Image files are named as follows. ssss
(file number) stands for any number within
the range of 0001 to 9999. The numerical
portions of the name of a RAW data file and
its corresponding JPEG file are the same.
– JPEG files: DSC0ssss.JPG
– JPEG files (Adobe RGB):
_DSCssss.JPG
– RAW data file (other than Adobe RGB):
DSC0ssss.ARW
– RAW data file (Adobe RGB):
_DSCssss.ARW
• The extension may not be displayed
depending on the computer.
Copying images stored on a computer to a memory card
and viewing the images
This section describes the process using a Windows computer as an
example. Step 1 is not necessary if the file name has not been changed.
When you use the supplied "PMB" software, you can copy images easily
(page 129).
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