Memory Card Folder Structure - Canon PowerShot A 620 User Manual

The images on a memory card are placed in the [DCIM] folder in subfolders labeled
[xxxCANON], where the "xxx" represents a number in the range 100 - 998.
Memory Card Folder Structure
DCIM
xxxCANON
CANONMSC
IMG_xxxx.JPG (JPEG images)
_MG_xxxx.JPG (JPEG images recorded in the
Adobe RGB color space)
CRW_xxxx.CRW (RAW images)
_RW_xxxx.CRW (RAW images recorded in the
Adobe RGB color space)
CRW_xxxx.THM*
STx_xxxx.JPG** (Stitch Assist mode images)
MVLxxxx.AVI (Movies)
MVI_xxxx.TH M *
SND_xxxx.WAV (Sound annotation)
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 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 "xxxCANON" folders contain image settings files. Do not open or delete
them.