Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by tnun:
yes. could someone expand on that? I have discovered that it is not a good idea to switch cards between cameras as well, but I don't really know why. |
I think it has to do with how each camera creates folders and numbers files. My only experience is once, after lending a card to someone with a different model Canon camera, when I put it back in my camera it reset the image counter ΓΆ€” mine resets every 10K shots, and it reset after previously being at about 3500 in the current series, so my subsequent image serial numbers are about 6500 off from (higher than) the number of actual shutter actuations. |
Found the following:
Originally posted by Canon Professional Network:
Numbering choice
EOS digital cameras offer you a choice of file number systems - continuous or auto reset. Which you choose will depend on how you like to work.
Continuous numbering, as the name suggests, numbers each new image in sequence from 0001 to 9999.
If you remove one CompactFlash card and replace it with another newly formatted card, the sequence will continue.
The advantage of this system is that, until you reach image 9999, every file will have a unique number. This can help avoid problems when you download the images to a folder on your computer, but it might not be ideal for your set-up.
For instance, if you use two EOS non-pro digital cameras, you will obtain matching file names. The safest way to deal with this is by batch renaming.
Auto reset returns you to the start of the number sequence (100 for the folder, 0001 for the file) each time you insert a newly formatted card into the camera. Here, though, you will get duplicate file names every time you change cards. Again, the solution is batch renaming.
If the CompactFlash card you insert into the camera already contains image files, the numbering sequence in both continuous and auto reset modes will continue from the highest file number on the card, rather than continuing the camera sequence.
EOS professional cameras offer a third numbering system called Manual Reset. This allows you to create a new folder on the card when you want it, rather than every 100 images. This can be useful if you want to separate images taken at different times or of different subjects.
If you want to know the folder and file number of the image you have just taken, press the playback button on the back of the camera and, if necessary, the info button. The two numbers will appear in the top right of the LCD screen, along with the image. |
Message edited by author 2013-10-18 22:17:55. |
