Camera compatibility and media files

A clean import is useful only if your editor can still use the footage. Some cameras save a self-contained movie; others rely on several files, original names or a complete recording folder. Easy Eject keeps original bytes and names, and preserves structure where flattening would be unsafe. It does not convert formats, stitch 360 footage or join split recordings.

This guide combines manufacturer documentation with Easy Eject's import behavior. It is not a list of camera models physically tested with Easy Eject. Recording mode, firmware and connection type can change the files a device produces. Test a copy-only import in your actual editor before enabling automatic deletion. The new media-selection, camera-preview and clean-layout controls require website 1.6.0 or later.

Check the connection first

The camera or card must appear as a mounted volume in Finder. Use a card reader or a supported USB storage mode. A camera visible only through Photos, Image Capture, PTP or MTP needs another transfer method.

Choose DCIM or the recording folder for ordinary files. Choose the whole card, All media and sidecars, and keep deletion off when a format uses a database or directory tree. This copies supported source files; it is not a disk image or a replacement for the manufacturer's archive tool. If you are unsure, preserve the original layout and card until the editing workflow is verified.

Optional camera previews

Include camera previews starts on for new and existing profiles and works independently of Videos only. Turn it off to skip recognized optional LRV, LRF and THM files and previews in recognized Proxy or Proxies folders. Required files inside a complete structured recording package remain included; turning this option off does not flatten or strip a recording package.

Preview requirements vary by camera and editor. Some Studio and camera-playback features use them. You can choose a cleaner destination when your workflow does not need the optional previews, but do not assume every LRV or proxy is disposable. Skipped previews are retained on the device, even when imported originals are deleted or device Trash recovery is enabled. Clean up leftover previews through the camera's supported workflow after backing up the originals.

The option does not classify telemetry, blackbox logs, captions or all unfamiliar metadata as preview clutter. Their handling still follows the selected media and compatibility rules.

Insta360 Luna and ordinary camera movies

Insta360's Luna Ultra instructions tell users to copy photo and video files from DCIM/Camera01. Studio also accepts local MP4 and MOV files. That supports bringing the original media into a simpler destination folder without retaining Camera01 as a visible layer. It does not establish that every device-side file is disposable. Luna computer transfer · Studio local-file import

An index such as fileinfo_list.list is not listed as an input in those instructions. Easy Eject backs it up in hidden .easy-eject-metadata and retains it on the device. This keeps it out of the main media list without assuming it has no purpose.

Keep all parts of long recordings and their original names. Luna Ultra can split long recordings into segments that Studio joins; copying one segment is not the whole recording. Luna recording storage

Insta360 360 and multi-lens recordings

Some Insta360 recordings have paired originals, such as files containing _00_ and _01_. Keep both together with their original names. Insta360 also recommends retaining corresponding LRV files. Leave Include camera previews on to retain optional LRV previews in the destination, or turn it off after checking which Studio features your workflow needs. Both original lens files remain essential; do not rename a single part or assume one large file is the complete clip. Open the copied set in Studio to check it. ONE R import instructions · Studio media-import troubleshooting

Insta360 Pro 2 and Titan are different: their workflow uses the complete recording folder, including lens originals, project information, gyro data and preview files. Use All media and sidecars, select the whole required source, preserve the folder structure and keep deletion off. Do not move only the obvious MP4 files into a flat folder. Pro 2 stitching workflow · Titan stitching workflow

GoPro and split recordings

GoPro may divide one recording into chapters. Keep every chapter and its original name; a collection of files can be one continuous recording. Easy Eject copies them without combining or remuxing them. GoPro's own chapter tools pay special attention to metadata when joining footage, so use a suitable editor or vendor workflow for that step. GoPro Labs: chapters

Low-resolution proxies and thumbnails can be useful companions. Include camera previews lets you retain or skip recognized optional ones independently of your media selection. Keep them when needed for your workflow, especially while testing a new model or recording mode.

DJI cameras, drones and FPV devices

DJI devices can record ordinary video along with proxies and caption files. LRF proxies support functions such as playback on some DJI cameras; DJI warns that removing a corresponding LRF can prevent on-camera video playback. SRT captions may carry recording data such as location, time and camera information. The camera-preview option can exclude recognized optional LRF files from the destination while retaining them on the source. SRT recording data is a different kind of companion and is not excluded as preview clutter. DJI: LRF files · DJI video-caption documentation

A DJI O4 air unit is one example of a device import profile; Easy Eject's importer is also intended for suitable mounted cameras and cards. Connection support does not guarantee that every recording mode can be flattened. Retain the source while checking your editor, telemetry and stabilization workflow.

Sony, AVCHD and professional camera structures

Sony formats may use trees such as AVCHD/BDMV, M4ROOT, XDROOT, BPAV or CINEROOT. Catalyst's copy workflow preserves related metadata and proxies and understands spanned clips. Use All media and sidecars with the whole card, preserve the structure and keep deletion off when those relationships matter. Easy Eject may place the retained tree under Camera originals; point the editing application at the appropriate copied root. Sony supported formats and folders · Catalyst clip copying

A playable individual MP4 or MTS is not proof that camera management information is unnecessary. Deletion through a computer can leave a camera's database inconsistent and may require an in-camera recovery step. Keep deletion off if your camera's instructions require their own management workflow.

Panasonic P2 requires CONTENTS and LASTCLIP.TXT together and warns against individual file transfers or deletion. Panasonic also warns that partially deleting AVCHD/MOV/MP4 management information can affect recognition or recording. Copy the complete required structure and use the manufacturer's tools for card management. Panasonic P2 card handling · Panasonic recording structure

Canon XF workflows likewise depend on their original folder structure, and Canon explicitly warns against deleting clips directly through a computer. Use a complete structured copy and the supported Canon workflow. Canon XF file precautions · Canon XF Utility manual

Photos, motion photos and unfamiliar files

RAW photos, JPEG/HEIF pictures and photo sidecars belong to the photo workflow. A Live Photo can include a still image and a paired movie; a movie extension alone does not mean it should be separated from the photo. Easy Eject conservatively leaves a movie with a same-name photo for the photo workflow. It does not identify every pair by internal metadata: renamed or separated pairs may not be recognized. Keep deletion off while checking such media. Apple: Live Photo resources

Videos-only selects supported media and recognized recording packages; it is not a promise to identify every recording a device can make. A complete package may contain thumbnail pictures, audio, XML and other support files, which are copied together. Ordinary photos outside the package are left for your photo app. Unrecognized files and photo files remain on the device after optional video deletion. For unfamiliar cameras, RAW image sequences, audio recorders or specialized professional formats, use All media and sidecars with the original structure and keep the card until the saved set is verified in its intended application.

When Easy Eject asks for a complete card copy

Videos-only can copy recognized complete packages, including their support files, while retaining ordinary photos elsewhere on the card. If the selected folder is too narrow, such as CLIP or STREAM, choose the complete recording package or whole card. If the package is ambiguous or uses multiple cameras, choose All media and sidecars. The importer stops before copying when it detects those unsupported selections.

Clean layout preserves detected structures instead of flattening them; turning it off preserves ordinary camera folders too. For Panasonic P2, Canon XF and other formats whose manufacturers require their own file-management tools, our recommendation is to keep originals and follow that vendor workflow. This is compatibility guidance; Easy Eject does not silently change a saved deletion setting.

Detection cannot recognize every manufacturer's current and future format. Use the camera's manual when it asks for a complete folder or vendor import tool, even if Easy Eject has not shown a warning. Set up an import · Import safety