Sony A900 Memory card, File number, Folder name, Select folder, Selects the folder name format, Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images

Setup menu 2

Memory card

You can select the types of memory cards that you use for recording or playback.

Memory Stick	Uses the “Memory Stick Duo” for recording or playback.
CompactFlash	Uses the CF card/Microdrive for recording or playback.

File number

Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images.

Series	The camera does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to
	files in sequence until the number reaches “9999.”
Reset	The camera resets numbers in the following cases and assigns
	numbers to files from “0001.” When the recording folder
	contains a file, a number one higher than the largest number
	is assigned.
	– When the folder format is changed.
	– When all the images in the folder are deleted.
	– When the memory card is replaced.
	– When the memory card is formatted.

Folder name

Selects the folder name format.

The recorded images are stored in the automatically-created folder in the DCIM folder on the memory card.

Standard form	The folder name format is as follows: folder number +
	MSDCF.
	Example: 100MSDCF
Date form	The folder name format is as follows: folder number + Y (the
	last digit)/MM/DD.
	Example: 10080405 (Folder name: 100, date: 04/05/2008)

Select folder

When a standard form folder is selected and there are two or more folders, you can select the recording folder to be used to record images.

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