Databricks Auto Loader supports ingestion of binary file formats using the cloudFiles.format option. For ingesting JPEG or PNG image files, the correct setting is " BINARYFILE " , which loads the raw binary content and file metadata into a DataFrame. Additionally, when processing files from object storage, it is best practice to apply pathGlobFilter to limit ingestion to specific file types and reduce unnecessary scanning of non-image files. Options like " IMAGE " or " TEXT " are invalid, and using volumes with SQL editors does not provide incremental ingestion. Therefore, combining Auto Loader with cloudFiles.format= " BINARYFILE " and pathGlobFilter ensures scalable, incremental ingestion of image data into Unity Catalog tables.