20D Folder Creation

[seangower]

Can anybody explain what instigates the creation of a new folder within the "DCIM" folder on the CF card ?
I know the camera (20D) creates sequentially numbered files beginning with "CANON100" and continues "101","102" etc. What I don't understand is when it creates them. Can anybody enlighten me ?

[LisaMarie]

You can choose continuous or auto reset numbering. The folder will assign numbers from 0001 to 9999. A new folder is created every 100 images. The auto created folder is Canon100 as you already know and it continues making folders ( 101,102 etc.. ) as needed.

[seangower]

You can choose continuous or auto reset numbering. The folder will assign numbers from 0001 to 9999. A new folder is created every 100 images. The auto created folder is Canon100 as you already know and it continues making folders ( 101,102 etc.. ) as needed.



OKaaay....it's every 100 images !! Thanks LisaMarie. I've just re-read the manual and must have missed that line before. Duhh.

[tim]

Personally I ignore the folders that the camera creates. I use DIM from http://alanlight.com to download the images from my camera, using a card reader, it ignores the folders and copies all the pics into the folder you specify.

[maggie11_6]

:)

[Az2Africa]

I didn't realize this was an Ebay ad forum Maggie.:evil:

[Hellashot]

It's just how it manages its files. ALWAYS let the camera delete the images instead of deleting them off the card through a reader. It'll help avoid problems you don't want to deal with.

[Chazs]

I didn't realize this was an Ebay ad forum Maggie.:evil:
Here, here.