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Brian Kersey
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p.1 #1 · Image Remaining *Help*

So the same thing that happened to me a while back is happening again, but now the old solution doesn't work. The problem is that I constantly have 33 shots remaining on my 4Gig CF card and no matter how many times I format it, the # shots remaining won't change. I tried making a new folder while it was in my CPU but that still does nothing. I need some help.

Mar 28, 2008 at 03:57 AM

Scott Sewell
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p.1 #2 · Image Remaining *Help*

I'm guessing your counter is about to roller over from 9999 to 0000. So, you're probably at 9667 or something like that and you've only got 33 more shots before you need to let the camera create a new folder.

Do you have a manual? I'm pretty sure it explains this in the manual. Also, is this happening with a new CF card? If so, you might turn the card off, take the card out, turn the camera back on, put the card in (in any sequence you prefer). I bought a new 8gb card recently and would not initially show the correct number of images (on a Mk2) and then the next morning I put the card back in, started up the camera and--poof--it worked fine. Who knows.

Mar 28, 2008 at 04:19 AM

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p.1 #3 · Image Remaining *Help*

It does this with 2 different CF cards and I just got a shutter replacement from Canon so it doesn't have hardly any shots on it.

Edited on Mar 28, 2008 at 04:35 AM

Mar 28, 2008 at 04:34 AM

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p.1 #4 · Image Remaining *Help*

of course its going to do this with 2 different cards its got nothing to do with the cards.

As Scot says read the manual, Create another folder. It aint rocket science.

Mar 28, 2008 at 05:14 AM

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p.1 #5 · Image Remaining *Help*

Thanks Scott, after a long time rooting around the house I found the manual and used the M-Reset button under the file numbering option. Darryn, I know you were trying to help but I think you were very rude in your comment. In the future I would appreciate a little more decency from you instead of blatant sarcasm. Thanks again.

BK

Mar 28, 2008 at 07:25 AM

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p.1 #6 · Image Remaining *Help*

manually resetting the file count works initially but it can lead to files with duplicate names, so be watchful for that. Also, if you load a card that has a file on it with the old file number (9967 or thereabouts) then you'll be back in the same position again.

The camera uses as a file number the maximum of (1) its internal counter (which you just reset) and (2) the biggest file number on the cards in the camera. Resetting one without the other achieves nothing.

- Alan

Mar 28, 2008 at 12:22 PM

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p.1 #7 · Image Remaining *Help*

Alan321 wrote: manually resetting the file count works initially but it can lead to files with duplicate names, so be watchful for that.

You can avoid this entirely by using Digital Image Mover DIM 4 http://www.alanlight.com/dim/Dim.htm

It will automagically rename files as you download them, create folders for them on your disks and simultaneously make a backup copy on an external drive. You can configure it yourself. I recommend YYYYMMDD.hhmmss.CR2 going into folders YYYY/MM/DD.

Mar 28, 2008 at 04:24 PM


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