Minolta DiMAGE S304 Instruction Manual page 101

Once the camera is connected to the computer, image files can be accessed by simply double click-
ing on icons. Copying images can be done by dragging and dropping the image-file icon into a loca-
tion in the computer. Files and folders on the CompactFlash card can be deleted using the computer.
Never format the CompactFlash card from the computer; always use the camera to format the card.
The index number on the image file may not correspond to the frame number of the image. As
images are deleted on the camera, the frame counter will adjust itself to show the number of images
in the folder and reassign the frame numbers accordingly. The index numbers on the image files will
not change when an image is deleted. When a new image is recorded, it will be assigned a number
one greater than the largest index number in the folder. File numbers can be controlled with the file-
number-memory function in the Custom 1 section of the setup menu (p. 88).
When the index number in the image file name exceeds 9,999, a new folder will be created with a
number one greater than the greatest folder number on the CompactFlash card: e.g. from 100MLT05
to 101MLT05. When a DPOF file is created for a print order (p. 78), a misc. folder is automatically
made for the file.
Image files contain exif tag data. This data includes the time and date the image was recorded
as well as the camera settings used. This data can be viewed with the camera or the DiMAGE
Image Viewer utility software.
If a camera image is opened in a photo-retouching application like Arcsoft PhotoImpression,
and then the image is saved overwriting the original data, the exif tag information will be
erased. When using software other than the DiMAGE Image Viewer Utility, always rename the
image file to protect the exif tag data.
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