How come all digital cameras use this system for storing photos?

Question by Jamie: How come all digital cameras use this system for storing photos?
How come all digital cameras use this system for storing photos?

Root directory: DCIM (and sometimes MISC)
Inside DCIM: 100xxxxx (Five letter word like NIKON, CANON, PENTX, CASIO….)

What is the “Misc” folder for?

What does “DCIM” stand for?

Why exactly five digits after “100″?

Who set this standard for all digital cameras?

Thanks for answering this dumb question!

Best answer:

Answer by OMG, I ? PONIES!!1
DCIM = Digital Camera IMages. This and everything else about the naming convention is a JEITA standard.
What’s that? Oh, JEITA = Japan Electronics and Information Technology industries Association.
For more, this Wiki article has a summary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_rule_for_Camera_File_system and if you’re feeling particularly geeky today, they provide a link to the full JEITA specifications.

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