What is a digital photo "file"?

What is a digital photo "file"?

Mark Comon (Vice President, Paul's Photo, Torrance, CA) gives expert video advice on: How does my digital camera turn my picture into a file?; How do various types of memory cards differ?; How much memory do I need for my digital camera? and more...

A digital photo file is your picture. With digital cameras your picture is stored on the memory card. It's called a jpeg or jpg file. That's your picture. Just like your letter is a Word document or your spreadsheet at work is an Excel file, your pictures are generally a jpeg file stored on the memory card that's then transferred to the computer or transferred to the photo lab to print. A jpeg file is a picture. That's where your pictures are.