Setting The Method For Recording On A Memory Card - Sony A500 Instruction Manual

Setting the method for recording on a
memory card
Selecting the method for assigning file numbers to images
MENU button t
setting
Series
Reset
Selecting the folder name format
The recorded images are stored in automatically-created folders in the
DCIM folder of the memory card.
MENU button t
setting
Standard form
Date form
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2 t [File number] t Select the desired
The camera does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to
files in sequence until the number reaches "9999."
The camera resets numbers in the following cases and assigns
numbers to files from "0001." When the recording folder
contains a file, a number one higher than the largest number
is assigned.
– When the folder format is changed.
– When all the images in the folder are deleted.
– When the memory card is replaced.
– When the memory card is formatted.
2 t [Folder name] t Select the desired
The folder name format is as follows: folder number +
MSDCF.
Example: 100MSDCF
The folder name format is as follows: folder number + Y (the
last digit)/MM/DD.
Example: 10090405 (Folder name: 100, date: 04/05/2009)