Editing Picture Transfer Protocol (section)

{{Short description|Protocol to transfer images from digital cameras to computers}}
{{Infobox technology standard
| title             = Picture Transfer Protocol
| image             = 
| status            = Published
| year_started      = {{Start date and age|2000}}
| version           = ISO 15740:2013
| version_date      = {{Start date and age|2013}}
| organization      = [[International Imaging Industry Association|I3A]], [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]
| committee         = IT10, ISO/TC 42
| series            = 
| editors           = 
| authors           = Tim Looney and Tim Whitcher ([[Eastman Kodak Company]]), Eran Steinberg ([[Fotonation]]), and others
| base_standards    = 
| related_standards = PIMA 15470
| abbreviation      = PTP
| domain            = [[Digital photography]], [[Network protocol]]s
| license           = 
| website           = {{URL|https://www.iso.org/standard/63602.html}}
}}
'''Picture Transfer Protocol''' ('''PTP''') is a protocol originally developed by the Photographic and Imaging Manufacturers Association (PIMA) (later known as the [[International Imaging Industry Association]]) to allow the transfer of images from [[digital camera]]s to computers and other peripheral devices without the need for additional [[device driver]]s.  The protocol was standardized by the [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] in 2005.  The current version of the standard is ISO 15740:2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=ISO 15740:2013 |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/63602.html |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=ISO |language=en}}</ref>

It is further standardized for [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] by the [[USB Implementers Forum]] as the ''still image capture device class''. USB is the default network transport media for PTP devices. USB PTP is a common alternative to the [[USB mass-storage device class]] (USB MSC), as a digital camera connection protocol. Some cameras support both modes.