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Custom Setting 29: File Number Sequence

When saving photographs, the camera assigns each image a file name consisting of “DSC_” followed by a four-digit number from 0001 to 9999. Images are stored in folders with a name

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consisting of a three-digit folder number between 100 and 999, followed by “NCD1H” (for example,“100NCD1H”). Cus- tom Setting 29 controls how the camera assigns folder and file

numbers. File numbering can also be controlled using the File No. Seq. option in the shooting menu.

Option

 

No.

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequential file numbering off. When a new folder is

 

 

 

 

created or a new memory card is inserted in the

OFF

 

 

 

camera, file numbering will start over from 0001.

(default)

 

 

 

Until a new folder is created or a new memory card

 

 

 

 

is inserted, file and folder numbering will continue

 

 

 

 

from the last numbers used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequential file numbering on. When a new folder is

ON

 

 

 

created or a new memory card is inserted in the

 

 

 

camera, file numbering will continue from the last

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number used.

 

 

 

 

 

CUSTOM SETTINGS AND OTHER MENUS—CUST

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The current file and folder numbers are cleared from memory and sequential file numbering begins again from 0001 with the next photograph taken. If the current folder already contains photographs, sequen- tial file numbering will begin from the next available number.

OM SETTINGS

File Numbering

If continuous file numbering is not selected, file numbering will begin from 0001 whenever the user creates a new folder from the playback Folder Designate menu. File numbering will also begin from 0001 whenever the camera creates a new folder automatically, whether or not continuous file numbering is selected. New folders are created automatically when:

The number of images in the current folder reaches 999

The current folder contains a file numbered 9999

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