For what its worth, i always format my cards in the camera, and have the file names set up as running numbers.
I have had no problems with them reverting to 0001 except when a series turns over 9999, then they start again, in a seperate folder. YMMV though Dave On 11/2/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The way sd cards work it really makes no difference. Both just re-write > the directory structure. The data will still remain. The read/write > memory of the cards has a finite number of writes. In fact erasing the > files might even be better since the whole directory structure doesn't > have to be rewritten. > > Peter Fairweather wrote: > > John > > > > Thanks to advice received here I've cracked the numbering problem. > > > > I do wonder whether formatting the card each time is better than deleting > > all. > > > > Perhaps someone can enlighten os? > > > > Peter > > > > On 01/11/2007, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: "Peter Fairweather" > >> > >> > >>> I'm sure this is just stupidity on my part but I'm fairly new to the > >>> K10D as well. > >>> > >>> I bought my camera nearly new a month ago. Every time I download the > >>> pictures via the card reader, I delete all the images on the card when > >>> it is back in the camera. Unfortunately the numbering system reverts > >>> to 0001 each time, which means you had better download to a new > >>> directory each time, (which I would do normally anyway) if you don't > >>> want to overwrite previous images. > >>> > >> This is just a SWAG, because I have never seen what you're describing. > >> > >> Maybe if you are choosing to "delete" all of the images, the algorithm > >> for numbering images in the camera allows the numbers for the deleted > >> images to be reused. > >> > >> When I transfer my images to the computer, I put card back into the > >> camera and use format to get rid of the old images, rather than deleting > >> them. > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > The difference between individual intelligence and group intelligence is the > difference between Harvard University and the Harvard University football > team. > > -- P. J. O'Roark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
