Thu Nov 29 14:04:03 EST 2012 John Sessoms wrote: > From: Igor Roshchin > > > Hi All, > > > > I am considering what would happen if two Pentax cameras > > are using the same SD card (alternating). > > Settings both are set to the same storage settings: > > folders by date. > > I wonder what would happen in the following two cases: > > 1. The prefix of the file name is set to the same, e.g. ABC_xxxx.DNG > > Will the files shot on the same day by the two cameras be stored > > in the same folder? > > If so, - would the cameras be able to figure which file came from which > > camera, or > > would the cameras be incrementing their file number when they see > > a file stored (by another one) with a higher number? > > > > 2. If the prefix of the file name is set to be different, e.g. > > ABC_xxxx.DNG and XYZ_xxxx.DNG, would the cameras be saving them to the > > same folder? > > Would they be incrementing the file number? (I assume, - no) > > > > > > While I can experiment with this, - I may get my new camera just before > > leaving for the weekend where I want to use it. So, I'd rather think of > > the file naming schema ahead of time. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Igor > > SD cards are cheap. I'd just pick up some extra cards for the new camera.
That reminded me an old joke: At a retail store: - Do you have toilet paper? - No, but we have sandpaper. On a serious note, - I have several cards, even for one body. Occasionally, I had to multiplex the card from my K-7, and stick it into a small P&S (Lumix) that I am was using for recording videos in the class I am teaching. With different camera brands, it is not a problem, - they write into different directories. For the same brand, and especially cameras as generationally close as K-5* and K-7, the situation is different. So, I would like to plan for contingencies, and set up the naming on the newer camera to avoid potential conflicts and mixups. So, - thank you to all who shared their experience and thoughts on the subject, - they are helpful! And I know that my K-5 IIs has already arrived to my house. I hope to have enough time to open the box and see it tonight. I am going to use it tomorrow night and on the weekend at a tango festival. That will be a good test for the low-light performance. Igor -- 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.
