Can Canon image file saving/naming conventions be adjusted?

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If you'd use the provided ZoomBrowser software, you'd not have to worry
about that. You can use that off of a card reader also.

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The program "Downloader Pro" from
http://www.breezesys.com/Downloader/index.htm is very versatile for
downloading from camera or reader. Can be automated to run any other program
after downloading also.

"TommyC" <m@nope.qrs> wrote in message
news:m-19186F.16083420082005@syrcnyrdrs-02-ge0.nyroc.rr.com...
> This pertains to a Canon A400, but I suspect other Canons do the same
> thing.
>
> The camera numbers/names images something like IMG_0000, IMG_0001, etc.
> I can adjust whether I want the counter set to 0000 every time the card
> is emptied, or just continue from the last shot taken, and I pick the
> second option.
>
> Just noticed that the camera apparently stores the shots on the card in
> blocks of 100 in separate folders. For example, shots IMG_0000 through
> IMG_0099 are in a folder with a name like 0100, then shots starting with
> IMG_0100 are in another folder on the card with a name like 0101 (I
> think that's the methodology; I don't have the card handy right now - it
> works something like that).
>
> Is there a way to "force" the camera to store its images in just one
> directory on the card? If I take a lot of pictures, it's a pain having
> to download from multiple card directories (I do it manually using an SD
> card reader).

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The answer to your question, namely can you force the camera to store > 100
pics per album is no, except when shooting stitch or movies. It won't stop
to create a new directory in those situations.
The camera doesn't seem to be fussy about reading from misnamed directory or
one containing more thatn 100 pics (created in a card reader), it just goes
ahead and creates a new correctly named directory for current picture number
if needed.

You might find this useful if by some mishap the camera resets file
numbering to 001 as I found out the hard way by doing a reset to default
after a card format. Just rename an image and folder in card reader and let
camera sort it out on next shot.
Dave Cohen

"Fred" <someone@ms.com> wrote in message news:43081508$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
> The program "Downloader Pro" from
> http://www.breezesys.com/Downloader/index.htm is very versatile for
> downloading from camera or reader. Can be automated to run any other
> program after downloading also.
>
> "TommyC" <m@nope.qrs> wrote in message
> news:m-19186F.16083420082005@syrcnyrdrs-02-ge0.nyroc.rr.com...
>> This pertains to a Canon A400, but I suspect other Canons do the same
>> thing.
>>
>> The camera numbers/names images something like IMG_0000, IMG_0001, etc.
>> I can adjust whether I want the counter set to 0000 every time the card
>> is emptied, or just continue from the last shot taken, and I pick the
>> second option.
>>
>> Just noticed that the camera apparently stores the shots on the card in
>> blocks of 100 in separate folders. For example, shots IMG_0000 through
>> IMG_0099 are in a folder with a name like 0100, then shots starting with
>> IMG_0100 are in another folder on the card with a name like 0101 (I
>> think that's the methodology; I don't have the card handy right now - it
>> works something like that).
>>
>> Is there a way to "force" the camera to store its images in just one
>> directory on the card? If I take a lot of pictures, it's a pain having
>> to download from multiple card directories (I do it manually using an SD
>> card reader).
>
>