File Naming; [File Naming] - Nikon Z 6II Reference Manual

File Naming

Pictures are saved using file names consisting of "DSC_"
followed by a four-digit number and a three-letter extension.
[File naming] is used to select three letters to replace the "DSC"
portion of the file name. For information on text entry, see "Text
Entry" ( 0 251).
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File Names
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File names take the form "DSC_nnnn.xxx". nnnn is a number from 0001
to 9999. xxx is one of the following extensions, assigned according to
the options selected for image quality and file type:
- NEF: NEF (RAW) photos
- JPG: JPEG (fine, normal, or basic) photos
- MOV: MOV movies
- MP4: MP4 movies
- NDF: Dust off reference data
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Images created with [Adobe RGB] selected for [Color space] in the
photo shooting menu have file names of the form "_DSCnnnn.xxx".
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In each pair of photographs recorded at image-quality settings of NEF
(RAW)+JPEG, the NEF and JPEG images have the same file names but
different extensions.
C The Photo Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
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G button U C photo shooting menu