Editing Picture Transfer Protocol (section)

==History==
Until the standardization of PTP, digital camera vendors used different proprietary protocols for controlling digital cameras and transferring images to computers and other host devices.  In an earlier but unrelated project, the term "Picture Transfer Protocol" and the acronym "PTP" were both coined by Steve Mann, summarizing work on the creation of a Linux-friendly way of transferring pictures to and from home-made wearable computers,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3229?page=0,4 |magazine=[[Linux Journal]] |title=University of Toronto WearComp Linux Project, part 1 of a 2-part series |page=5 |author=Steve Mann |issue=58 |date=1999-02-01 |accessdate=2013-12-28}}</ref> at a time when most cameras required the use of Microsoft Windows or Mac OS device drivers to transfer their pictures to a computer.

PTP was originally standardized as '''PIMA 15470''' in 2000, while it was developed by the [https://www.imaging.org/ist/standards/IT_Committees.aspx?hkey=ef77a4b4-e400-4763-8f7e-8a80df104dca&WebsiteKey=6d978a6f-475d-46cc-bcf2-7a9e3d5f8f82&f79470bb6009=2#f79470bb6009 IT10 committee]. Key contributors to the standard included Tim Looney and Tim Whitcher ([[Eastman Kodak Company]]) and Eran Steinberg ([[Fotonation]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=PTP Standards |url=https://www.imaging.org/IST/ist/standards/PTP_Standards.aspx |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=www.imaging.org |language=en}}</ref>