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May 07, 2012 06:54 |  #1

Using my 5DMkII, I was happily snapping away, files IMG_3115, IMG_3116 just last week ... this being the second time around with these numbers as I had hit IMG_9999 some time ago ...
Yesterday I took a number of images, and the file numbers suddenly are IMG_0001, IMG_0002, etc.
I can't remember doing anything different, but I must have. This never happened before. I certainly did not not reset the counter on purpose ...
Is there anyway of returning the count to where it was (i.e. IMG_3117, IMG_3118 and so on) for subsequent shots?

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May 07, 2012 07:30 |  #2

Check pages 74 & 75 of the English manual, especially 75 as it applies to an automatic numbering scheme that always starts as xxxx1.




  
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May 07, 2012 09:07 |  #3

Try putting in a memory card with the last properly-numbered image. The camera should then assign numbers starting with the next one in the sequence.


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May 07, 2012 09:18 |  #4
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Here you go..
Just ignore the 10D reference, this instruction applies to all Canon EOS cameras (I believe):

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Reset file numbering sequence - from Chuck Westfall, Canon USA

Let's review the order of events:

* An initial file numbering sequence is established by shooting a set of photos.
* Subsequently, a CF card with a higher file numbering sequence is used. The EOS digital SLR resets its internal file numbering system to the new numbering sequence.
* The user wants to revert to the initial file numbering sequence.

If this is the case, then the correct procedure to get back to the original file numbering sequence is going to depend on a couple of conditions.

CONDITION A: The user still has a CF card with images that are exclusively from the initial file numbering sequence, ideally from the end of that sequence.
In this case, use the following procedure:

1. Find a spare CF card that you don't mind formatting.
2. Set the 10D's file numbering setting to Auto Reset.
3. Format the spare CF card. This resets the file numbering sequence to 100-0001.
4. Set the 10D's file numbering sequence to Continuous.
5. Replace the spare CF card with the CF card that has the last image from the initial file numbering sequence. The 10D will resume file numbering from that point.

CONDITION B: The user no longer has a CF card from the original file numbering sequence.
In this case, use the following procedure: (Please note, this procedure requires a card reader.)

1. Find a spare CF card that you don't mind formatting.
2. Set the 10D's file numbering setting to Auto Reset.
3. Format the spare CF card. This resets the file numbering sequence to 100-0001.
4. Set the 10D's file numbering sequence to Continuous.
5. Take a photo on the spare CF card.
6. Remove the CF card from the camera and mount it on your computer's desktop via the card reader.
7. Open the DCIM folder and locate the folder named 100CANON. Open this folder to locate the image named IMG_0001.JPG.
8. Rename the image to the desired sequence number, i.e, one number higher than the last image from the original file numbering sequence. For example, IMG_0238.JPG.
9. Rename the 100CANON folder to the desired folder name. For example: 204CANON.
10. Place the newly renumbered CF card in the 10D and take at least one shot. The camera's file numbering sequence is now reset as originally intended.

A few other tips:

All of this is unnecessary if you decide to rename your files with Canon software such as File Viewer Utility or 3rd-party software with file renaming capabilities.
If you really want to keep the camera's file numbering sequence intact, be very careful to control exactly which CF cards you are using. Only use your own cards with the desired file numbering sequence.

As a matter of general "good housekeeping," consider following this procedure which is slightly amended from one posted here a few weeks ago by Richard Smith:

1. Start by locating the CF card that has the most recent image from the file numbering sequence you wish to preserve. PUT THIS CARD IN A SAFE PLACE AND DON'T LOSE IT.
2. Gather all (ALL!) the rest of your CF cards in one place.
3. Set camera to auto-reset.
4. Format all (ALL!) the rest of your CF cards.
5. Set camera back to continuous.


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May 07, 2012 12:19 as a reply to  @ Hermeto's post |  #5

Thank you so much Hermeto ... worked a treat!!

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May 10, 2012 07:34 |  #6

Hermeto, I notice your source was Chuck Westfall of Canon. I used to follow him on line, always finding his insight into the Canon line helpful, but the site he used to post to no longer has anything recent. Do you know of some current source for Westfall material?




  
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