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Notes
• Never switch off the camera while data transfer is in progress.
• All data stored on the memory card will be lost during formatting.
Formatting will not be prevented by a deletion protection set for
individual shots.
• All images should therefore be regularly transferred to a safe
mass storage medium, e.g. the hard disk of a computer.
• A simple formatting process will initially not irretrievably destroy
existing data on the card. Only the directory will be deleted,
which means the data will no longer be directly accessible. Data
access can be restored with appropriate software. Only data that
is overwritten when new data is saved will actually be irretriev-
able.
• A memory card should be formatted again in the camera if it was
formatted in another device, e.g. a computer.
• Contact your retailer or Leica Customer Care for assistance if the
memory card cannot be formatted/overwritten (see p. 340).
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STILL IMAGE SETTINGS ▸ DATA MANAGEMENT
DATA STRUCTURE
FOLDER STRUCTURE
The files (= photos) on the memory cards are saved in automatically
generated folders. The first three characters signify the folder num-
ber (numerals), the last five the folder name (letters). The first folder
is assigned the name "100LEICA", the second "101LEICA". A folder
will always be created with the next available number; you can have
max. 999 folders.
FILE STRUCTURE
The file names in these folders consist of eleven characters. In
the factory settings, the first file is named "L1000001.XXX", the
second "L1000002.XXX", etc. The first letter can be selected, the
"L" from the factory settings denotes the camera brand. The first
three characters signify the folder number (numerals). The next four
digits denote the sequential file number. Once file number 9999 is
reached, then a new folder will be automatically created, in which
the file numbering begins at 0001 again. The last three places after
the dot denote the file format (DNG or JPG).
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