Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A couple of people were interested so I'll post to the list. I found the original post where this was on the L Camera Forum by a member called 'shootist' "1. Set the Picture Number in the menu to "Standard". 2. Format the SD card in camera. 3. Reset the File Number in the menu. It actually says ?Reset fold. No?, that is the one you want. 4. Set Picture Number back to "Continuous" 5. Take one image 6. Shut off camera, remove SD card and place in card reader attached to a computer. 7. Access the image in your Finder or Explorer (Mac or PC); rename the image number to whatever file number/image number you want. I would suggest Lyyyxxxx, with "y" being your preferred folder number *(See Note Below)* and "x" being the frame number you want to start with. (You are making these changes to the file name on the card in the card reader.) *NOTE* If you want to change the first or second digit of the L100 (Lyyy above) in the file name, like to L200 or 120 or 220, then you have to change the folder name also. The directory/folder structure on the card when in a card reader is [*Drive Letter*]:\DCIM\100LEICA\. You need to change the 100LEICA to whatever you want the file number to start with. Like if you want it to be L200xxxx then you need to rename that folder to 200LEICA. If you want L120 then you need to change that folder name to 120LEICA. It would look like this [*Drive Letter*]:\DCIM\120 or 200LEICA. 8. Properly remove card from card reader and return to camera. 9. Turn the camera on and press "Play". The file will now display with newly renamed folder and file number. (Use "Info" to see this data.) 10. Expose another image to confirm and check file numbers. 11. Format SD card, and you are good to go from that point on. One thing I think you are doing wrong is DELETING the images from the card after transfer. Could be you are deleting evrything on the card, the DCIM and the L100xxxx folders. Try just formatting the card in the camera after you transfer the files from it, Don't delete them on the computer. I just got a brand new M8 as a replacement and have updated the firmware to V2. I then stuck a card in it that had one image on it from the old camera, numbered something like 4984. Viewed the file on the cameras LCD, took another shot, actually 2 shots, and viewed them on the LCD, formatted that card in that camera and numbering has continued from that count. Image count now reads L200(I've changed my black M8 to start numbering at L200)49?? and shutter actuation count reads somewhere just over 100. This image count resetting has been around for awhile and is not new to V2 FW. It just might be you have to go through all the steps listed above to get it to stop." Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 7 March 2010 08:47, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> wrote: > Geoff, > > I would like to know about the procedure too! > > Thank you very much!! > > All the best from the south of France! > > Tarek > > ------------------------------------------------- > Tarek Charara > <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > Le 6 mars 10 ? 23:31, Geoff Hopkinson a ?crit : > > > Lluis I will send you the exact procedure. You can set the camera to start >> from any frame number that you want. >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> On 7 March 2010 08:26, Lluis Ripoll Querol <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> I realized that picture numbering was starting at a lower number than the >>> last I had before to send my camera to Solms, I was thinking that the >>> option >>> of "Set back" allows the possibility to change the last picture No., but >>> I >>> see that the camera has started again with No. 1 >>> >>> Can someone give me some help?, or maybe I've lost for ever the numbering >>> I >>> had before...., is taht I think... >>> >>> Thank you in advance! >>> >>> Saludos >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >