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Setting the RAW Clip File Name
The camera allows you to change several settings that determine the file name of the recorded clips. Personalize the
clip file name according to your preferences or organizational conventions to create files that are easier to identify
and organize.
Operating modes:
The basic file name structure is as follows. When a primary clip and proxy clip are recorded simultaneously, the
clips' file names will differ. Proxy clips, which are recorded in MP4 format, follow the naming convention for MP4
files (A 62).
A 0 0 1 C 0 0 1 _ y y m m d d X X _ C A N O N
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1 Camera index: One character (A to Z) that
identifies the camera used.
2 Reel number: 3 characters (001 to 999) that
identify the recording media used.
3 Clip number: 4 characters (C001 to D999). The
clip number advances automatically with each
clip recorded (switching to D001 after C999), but
you can set the initial clip number.
Setting the components of the clip file name
To set the camera ID
1 Open the [Camera Index] screen.
> [Æ $ Recording/Media Setup] > [Metadata] > [Camera Index]
2 Push the joystick up/down to select the desired camera ID and then press the joystick twice.
To set the reel number or initial clip number
1 Open the [Reel Number] or [Clip Number] screen.
> [Æ $ Recording/Media Setup] > [Metadata] > [Reel Number] or [Clip Number]
2 Select [Change] and then press the joystick.
• To reset the reel/clip number to [001], select [Reset] instead.
3 Push the joystick up/down to select the first digit of the reel/clip number and then press the joystick to move to
the next.
• Change the rest of the digits in the same way.
4 Select [Set] and then press the joystick.
5 If you changed the reel number, initialize all the recording media being used for recording (CFast and SD cards,
A 50).
To set the user-defined field
1 Open the [User Defined] screen.
> [Æ $ Recording/Media Setup] > [Metadata] > [User Defined]
2 Select [Change] and then press the joystick.
• Select [Reset] and then press the joystick to reset the user-defined field to [CANON].
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4 Recording date (set automatically by the camera).
5 Random component: 2 characters (numbers 0 to
6 User defined field: 5 characters (numbers 0 to 9
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9 and capital letters A to Z) that change randomly
with each clip.
and capital letters A to Z) for any other
identification purposes.
Recording Video
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