Image format for storing digital images and including multiple application segments

An electronic still camera comprising:

• an image sensor for capturing images;
• a processor for compressing the images using baseline DCT compression and creating image files;
• and
• a memory for storing the compressed image files, wherein the compressed image files include:
• entropy coded image data;
• a first application segment including a first application marker, a first application segment length, and a plurality of TIFF tags, the TIFF tags encoding a plurality of information values related to the image using a first encoding method;
• and
• a second application segment including a second application marker which is different from the first application marker, a second application segment length which is different from the first application segment length, and a plurality of information values related to the image, the plurality of information values being encoded using a second encoding method other than TIFF tags.

An image file format for storing digital images within a JPEG compatible bitstream, said image file format comprising:

• entropy coded image data;
• a first application segment including a first application marker, a first application segment length, and a plurality of TIFF tags, the TIFF tags encoding a plurality of information values related to the image using a first encoding method;
• and
• a second application segment including a second application marker which is different from the first application marker, a second application segment length which is different from the first application segment length, and a plurality of information values related to the image, the plurality of information values being encoded using a second encoding method other than TIFF tags.