DCF

File Format
Name	DCF
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Cameras and Digital Image Sensors DCF
Extension(s)	.thm, others
Released	1998

DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is a standardized directory structure, and related standards, designed for use with digital cameras. In some sense, it is an extension of Exif.

The only original file extension used by DCF appears to be .THM, used for thumbnail images in a particular JPEG format defined by the Exif standard.

Identification

One of the subdirectories is named "DCIM" (which stands for "Digital Camera Images").

Specifications

• DCF Version 1.0 (1998)
• DCF Version 2.0 (2003)
• "DCF Unified Version 2.0" (2009)
  • English translation
  • Original Japanese
• "DCF Version 2.0 (Edition 2010)" (2010)
  • English translation
  • Original Japanese

See also the Exif specification.

Links

• Wikipedia: Design rule for Camera File system