3Creating and Selecting a Folder
Selecting a Folder
Lowest file number Number of images
in folder
Folder name
Highest file number
With the folder selection screen displayed, turn the <5> dial to select the desired folder, then press <0>.
XThe folder where the captured images will be saved is selected. Subsequent captured images will be recorded into the selected folder.
About Folders
As with “100EOS1D” for example, the folder name starts with three digits (the folder number) followed by five alphanumeric characters. A folder can contain up to 9999 images (file number 0001 - 9999). When a folder becomes full, a new folder with the folder number increased by one is created automatically. Also, if manual reset (p.159) is executed, a new folder will be created automatically. Folders numbered from 100 to 999 can be created.
Creating Folders with a Personal Computer
With the card open on the screen, create a new folder named “DCIM”. Open the DCIM folder and create as many folders as necessary to save and organize your images. The folder name must follow the format “100ABC_D”. The first three digits are the folder number, from 100 to 999. The final five characters can be any combination of upper- and
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