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Image File and Folder Names
Image File and Folder Names
Pictures, movies, and voice memos are assigned fi le names with three parts: a four letter iden-
tifi er, a four-digit fi le number assigned automatically by the camera in ascending order, and a
three-letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”).
Originals
Identifi er
Extension
Still picture
DSCN
.JPG
Movie
DSCN
.MOV
Time-lapse movie
INTN
.MOV
Voice recording
DSCN
.WAV
Voice memo
Same as picture
.WAV
Copies
Identifi er
Extension
Cropped copy
RSCN
.JPG
Small copy
SSCN
.JPG
D-lighting copy
FSCN
.JPG
Pictures and sound fi les are stored in folders named with a three-digit folder number followed
by a fi ve-character identifi er: “P_” plus a three-digit sequence number for pictures taken us-
ing panorama assist (e.g, “101P_001”;
29–30), “INTVL” for interval timer photography (e.g.,
“101INTVL”;
77), “SOUND” or “SOUNE” for voice recordings (e.g., “101SOUND”;
39), and
“NIKON” for all other pictures (e.g, “100NIKON”). Folders can hold up to 200 pictures; if a picture
is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures, a new folder will be created by adding
one to the current folder number. If a picture is taken when the current folder is numbered
999 and contains 200 pictures or a picture numbered 9999, no further pictures can be taken
until the medium is formatted (
89) or a new memory card inserted.
Files copied using
Copy
>
Selected images
or COPY SOUND FILES >
Selected fi les
are cop-
ied to the current folder, where they are assigned new fi le numbers in ascending order start-
ing from the largest fi le number in memory.
Copy
>
All images
and COPY SOUND FILES >
Copy all fi les
copy all folders from the source device; fi le names do not change but new
folder numbers are assigned in ascending order starting from the largest folder number on
the destination device (
42, 82).
Pictmotion movies (
53) are stored under the “NKSS” folder in folders named with a three-
digit folder number followed by “PRJCT” (e.g., “101PRJCT”). Each folder contains the picture
and sound fi les for a single Pictmotion movie.
Pictures taken with
Off
selected for
Shoot & Transfer
>
Save Images
are stored on the com-
puter using fi le names beginning with “STCN” followed by four-digit fi le numbers assigned
automatically in ascending order (e.g., “STCN0001.JPG”).
Copies (
Copies (
44, 45, 82)
44, 45, 82)
Copies created using crop (
44), D-Lighting (
45), and small picture (
82) have the same
transfer marking as the original but are not marked for printing or protection. Copies created
using
Copy
(
82) have the same protection marking as the original but are not marked for
printing or transfer. The crop and small picture options can not be used with copies created
with crop or small picture; D-Lighting is not available with copies created with crop, D-Light-
ing, or small picture.
