Sony Alpha DSLR-A290, Instruction Manual

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The image files recorded with your camera are grouped as folders on the
memory card.
Example: viewing folders on Windows Vista
This section describes the process using a Windows computer as an
example. Step 1 is not necessary if the file name has not been changed.
When you use the supplied “PMB” software, you can copy images easily
(page 129).
Image file storage destinations and file names
A
Folders containing image data recorded
using this camera. (The first three digits
show the folder number.)
B
You can create a folder in date form
(page 110).
• You cannot record/play back any images in
the “MISC” folder.
• Image files are named as follows.
ssss
(file number) stands for any number within
the range of 0001 to 9999. The numerical
portions of the name of a RAW data file and
its corresponding JPEG file are the same.
– JPEG files: DSC0
ssss
.JPG
– JPEG files (Adobe RGB):
_DSC
ssss
.JPG
– RAW data file (other than Adobe RGB):
DSC0
ssss
.ARW
– RAW data file (Adobe RGB):
_DSC
ssss
.ARW
• The extension may not be displayed
depending on the computer.
Copying images stored on a computer to a memory card
and viewing the images