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Subject: [Leica] M8 file numbering
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:54:59 +1000
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It is a bit confusing and fiddly but it can be done. From 'Shootist' on the
L Camera Forum, this is the clearest explantion that I can find. That's what
I used and it worked for me. You must follow every step exactly.
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Here is a procedure that will allow you change to anything you want:

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.
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Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 25 July 2010 00:56, Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk at comcast.net> wrote:

> How do I reset the M8's file numbering system so that it starts numbering
> exposures continuously beginning with a new folder number, specifically
> L1010000 but not L1000000 (the first three digits are the folder number) ?
> The manual (page 120) does not seem to answer this question.
> Oliver
>
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