File System - GoPro Hero 3+ Quick Manual

The camera will name every clip or photo with a consecutive name/number like these:
http://es.gopro.com/support/articles/hero3-and-hero3-file-naming-convention
The typical micro SD card would look like this in the computer:
First thing you see is two
folders. MISC contains a text
file with camera metadata,
DCIM contains the recorded
images.
- When copying the material to your hard drive best thing to do is create a folder in the computer with a
name and copy all image files you see on the right. The folders on the left and center will always have the
- If a video clip is very long the camera can divide it into two files to be mixed in post.
If you shot a long Time-lapse it will create several folders to contain the large amount of photos (these
- For an easy "intake" of your images in your GoPro Studio editing software select the whole folder and it

File System

GOPR7907.JPG
For details on file naming protocol see:
Inside DCIM we see the
camera has created a
numerated folder...
same names in this software version (they will fix it).
folder do have different names though.
will know what is what in the card.
GOPR7908.MP4
...inside that folder we see the recorded
files, videos & photos all together.
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