Memory Card Folder Structure - Canon Powershot A3100 IS Software Manual

Things to
Remember

Memory Card Folder Structure

Images on the memory card are in either the [DCIM] folder's [xxx___mm] folder, or the
[xxx_mmdd] folder (xxx: numbers 100 to 999, mm: shooting month, dd: shooting day).
xxx___mm
DCIM
xxx_mmdd
CANONMSC
The folder created when DPOF settings are set.
It holds the DPOF settings files.
MISC
• * These files are the thumbnail image files for the camera's index replay mode. If
you delete these files, you will be unable to transfer movies to the camera from a
computer.
• The "xxxx" in file names represent 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 in the name. i.e. [STA_0001.JPG], [STB_0002.
JPG], [STC_0003.JPG]...
• All folders except the "xxx__mm" or "xxx_mmdd" folders contain image settings
files. Do not open or delete them.
• Depending on the camera, some data types cannot be recorded.
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IMG_xxxx.JPG (JPEG images)
_MG_xxxx.JPG (JPEG images recorded in the Adobe RGB color space)
IMG_xxxx.CR2 (RAW images)
or
_MG_xxxx.CR2 (RAW images recorded in the Adobe RGB color space)
STx_xxxx.JPG** (Stitch Assist mode images)
MVI_xxxx.MOV, MVI_xxxx.THM* (Movies)
MVI_xxxx.AVI, MVI_xxxx.THM* (Movies)
The folder that holds the settings files
for images in the DCIM folder.
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