Sony Camera Card Workflow
Organize Sony Alpha A7 IV & A7S III Footage
Tame chaotic SD card dumps, prevent duplicate filename overwrites, and sort raw Sony clips into clean date-based folders directly on your machine.
100% Private — Scans directly from your camera card via File System Access API.
Default Sony SD Card Structure
Where Sony puts your raw files vs proxies and metadata:
SONY_SD_CARD/
├── DCIM/
│ └── 100MSDCF/ # Photos (.ARW, .JPG)
└── M4ROOT/
└── CLIP/ # 4K Video files (.MP4)
└── SUB/ # Low-res proxy files (.MP4)
└── THM/ # Thumbnail filesWhy Sony SD cards create post-production chaos
- Duplicate file name collisions: Sony camera restarts counting at C0001 after every card format, causing files from different shoots to overwrite each other.
- Separated photo and video trees: Videos live in M4ROOT/CLIP while photos live in DCIM/100MSDCF.
- XML sidecar clutter: Sony creates .XML metadata for every clip that clutters NLE media pools if not organized.
RECOMMENDED RECIPE Sony Optimized
The Cleanest Folder Organization Recipe
Drop your SD card into FootageKit and apply this recipe to automatically sort your shoot:
{YYYY}/{YYYY-MM-DD}_Sony-A7IV/{File} Timeline Simulation
C0012.MP4 4K 60p 10-bit
C0013.MP4 4K 24p S-Cinetone
DSC0412.ARW RAW Photo
Zero Uploads, Zero File Size Limits
Whether you have 10GB or a 256GB camera dump, FootageKit reads your SD card directly through your browser's File System Access API. No waiting for gigabytes to upload, and your client footage never leaves your laptop.
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