Minolta DYNAX 7 User Manual page 73

FILM AREA AND DATA NUMBER
Data Number
In order to identify the photographic data with the developed film,
the data number is exposed on the "0" frame when the film car-
tridge is loaded into the camera (providing data memory has been
selected). Each time another roll of film is loaded, the data number
increases by 1.
Film leader
Data number
The data number starts at dn1-0001 and increases by 1 for each
additional roll of film loaded.
• If data memory is off, the data number will not be printed, but the
counter will count up each time a roll of film is loaded.
• To reset the data number, see page 152.
• The third character of the data number (ie; the 1 in "dn1") is change-
able and can be used to identify an individual camera body. You can
select a number from 1 to 9 by using Custom 34 (page 187).
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Comparison of Film Area and Data Number
The 7 film areas indicate where the data is stored and are useful
when you want to know how many rolls of film data is stored in the
camera.
The data number is used to match the data to the corresponding
roll of film. It is printed automatically when a new roll of film is
loaded.
Overwriting the film areas
When all 7 film areas are full, the 8th roll of film will be recorded in
film area 1, erasing what was previously stored there.
• This warning appears only when the film area
changes from 7 to 1. The warning disappears
after the first exposure is made.
• The old information in the data area is overwrit-
ten one frame at a time. A frame between the
old and the new information is erased and left
blank.
• Data can be transferred to external storage devices by using the Data
Saver DS-100. This accessory, which can be purchased separately,
attaches to the lens mount for downloading the data.
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