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From: Tim on 8 May 2010 18:41
Mike Echo wrote:
> Is there some small util that will let me change the current counter
> for the images on my digital camera?
>
> They started out named as image_001, image002, etc and I thought this
> was inbuilt in the camera. When I changed memory cards, the numbers
> began at image_001 all over again. I'd like to continue where I left
> off instead of doing a bulk rename in FreeCommander each time so as
> to keep the numbers concurrent.
>
> Any ideas?
> R.
>
>
> Canon ixus
> No specialist software, just drag n drop
> Some generic 4GBSDHC card

In my Canon Ixus it is a menu item. The menu has three tabs. On the one that
has pictures of tools on it there is a menu item for "File Numbering" that
can be set to "Continuous" (which is what you want) and "Auto Reset". You
might need to scroll down a bit on the Tools tab to find it.

--
Tim


From: Gordon Darling on 8 May 2010 19:06
On Sun, 09 May 2010 08:37:31 +1000, Tim wrote:

> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>
>> If he can change a card, he can read it. If he can read it, he can find
>> the file and reset it. We are not talking about your camera. We are
>> talking about his.
>
> No he can't, because the memory card doesn't contain any such file. The
> frame numbering is held inside the camera not on a file on a memory
> card.

BareBum hasn't got a clue. There is no file to reset. There are ways to
fool the camera's firmware (e.g. leaving the highest numbered picture on
the card when moving pictures to your pc). However, ButtBreath is to
stupid to Google for it.

Regards
Gordon





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From: Gordon Darling on 8 May 2010 20:00
On Sat, 08 May 2010 16:14:13 +1000, Mike Echo wrote:

> Is there some small util that will let me change the current counter for
> the images on my digital camera?
>
> They started out named as image_001, image002, etc and I thought this
> was inbuilt in the camera. When I changed memory cards, the numbers
> began at image_001 all over again. I'd like to continue where I left off
> instead of doing a bulk rename in FreeCommander each time so as to keep
> the numbers concurrent.
>
> Any ideas?

If you can't find appropriate settings on the camera try to fool the
camera this way.

Insert new memory card into camera.

Format as necessary.

Copy back on to the DCIM folder on the new memory card the highest
numbered picture from your PC.

Take new picture

Sequential numbering "should" continue from last number. Apparently works
on most cameras which conform to the "Design rule for Camera File system".

Regards
Gordon







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From: Gordon Darling on 8 May 2010 20:25
On Sun, 09 May 2010 00:00:04 +0000, Gordon Darling wrote:

> On Sat, 08 May 2010 16:14:13 +1000, Mike Echo wrote:
>
>> Is there some small util that will let me change the current counter
>> for the images on my digital camera?
>>
>> They started out named as image_001, image002, etc and I thought this
>> was inbuilt in the camera. When I changed memory cards, the numbers
>> began at image_001 all over again. I'd like to continue where I left
>> off instead of doing a bulk rename in FreeCommander each time so as to
>> keep the numbers concurrent.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> If you can't find appropriate settings on the camera try to fool the
> camera this way.
>
> Insert new memory card into camera.
>
> Format as necessary.
>
> Copy back on to the DCIM folder on the new memory card the highest
> numbered picture from your PC.
>
> Take new picture
>
> Sequential numbering "should" continue from last number. Apparently
> works on most cameras which conform to the "Design rule for Camera File
> system".

From the Design Rule for Camera System

http://www.exif.org/dcf.PDF

4.2.2. File number
The rules for recording file numbers are as follows.
· If there is no DCF file name among the files in the DCF directory
where a file is to be stored, any initial file number may be used.
· If a DCF file name already exists in the DCF directory where a file is
to be stored, it is recommended that the file number be assigned as the
largest existing number + 1.
· Within the same DCF directory, the file numbers of DCF basic files
shall not be duplicated. DCF basic files in different DCF directories may
have the same file number.
· File numbers may be duplicated in the same directory for the purpose
of forming a DCF object. Note, however, that when a DCF basic file and
DCF extended image file are made part of the same object, a Reader will
normally give playback priority to the DCF basic file (see Chapters 5 and
6), which may result in a different file being played than the one
intended by the Writer user. For this reason, it is best to avoid
recording a DCF basic file and DCF extend image file in the same object;
or if they are in the same object, to notify the Writer user of this
possibility either in the manual or by displaying a notice on the Writer
display.
· The upper limit on the number of DCF objects that may be stored in one
DCF directory is 9999, the same as the number of file numbers.


The important bit is

"If a DCF file name already exists in the DCF directory where a file is
to be stored, it is recommended that the file number be assigned as the
largest existing number + 1."

Regards
Gordon

Regards
Gordonm





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From: Gordon Darling on 8 May 2010 20:27
On Sun, 09 May 2010 00:23:22 +0000, Bear Bottoms wrote:

> "Tim" <timmorr64(a)XremoveXhotmail.com> wrote in
> news:KIlFn.627395$FK3.610870 @en-nntp-06.dc1.easynews.com:
>
>> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>
>>> If he can change a card, he can read it. If he can read it, he can
>>> find the file and reset it. We are not talking about your camera. We
>>> are talking about his.
>>
>> No he can't, because the memory card doesn't contain any such file. The
>> frame numbering is held inside the camera not on a file on a memory
>> card.
>>
>>
> Why then would it change when he changed the memory card?

From the industry standards

"If a DCF file name already exists in the DCF directory where a file is
to be stored, it is recommended that the file number be assigned as the
largest existing number + 1."





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