On Nov 28, 2007 9:06 PM, Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Overall, I am surprised why the manufacturers of digital cameras have > reserved only 9999 unique file names for their cameras (even > though I understand their desire to stay with 8+3 naming scheme). > I wish they would allow the first 3 letters to be user-configured, > and then use 5 digits for serial file numbers. > This way people with more than one camera from the same manufacturer > wouldn't have problems with the file name collisions.
It is that way with the D2H and later Nikon cameras. Not sure about Canon, but probably. I can change the first three leters in the file name to match, some what, my event. This is helpful. Unfortunetly the D1 and D1H do not offet tyhis, as well as the Pentax ones. Dave > > Igor > > > Wed Nov 28 18:21:49 EST 2007 > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > Far as I'm aware, nothing changed in this regard with the *ist DS up > > to the last firmware. > > > > Best solution is to not rely upon the in-camera numbering to always > > produce unique file names. It's easy for the camera to get thrown off > > by what's on the card. I download files into folders organized by > > "YYYYMMDD-event" names to prevent name collisions. Another scheme is > > to use a utility when downloading that renames the files based on > > some criteria, like perhaps the timestamp of their creation, so that > > they look like "YYYYMMDDhhmmss.PEF" or something similar. > > > > Godfrey > > > > > > -- > 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.
