Resetting The File Number - Canon PowerShot S40 User Manual

Resetting the File Numbers
You can select the way file numbers are assigned.
The file numbers are reset to the start (100-0001) each time a new CF card is inserted. New
On
images recorded on CF cards with existing files are assigned the next available number.
The file number of the last image to be shot is memorized so that images recorded to a new
Off
CF card start from the next number.
1
In the [ (Rec.)] menu, select [File No.
Reset].
• See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 38).
2
Select [On] or [Off] and press the
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• Setting the [File No. Reset] to [Off] is useful for avoiding file name duplication
when images are downloaded to a computer.
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About File Numbers
• Images are assigned file numbers from 0001 to 9900 and organized in folders
usually containing up to 100 images. Folders are assigned numbers from 100 to
998.
100 0001
0101
101
9801
198
Folder numbers cannot contain 99 in the last two digits.
200 0001
Since images shot in continuous mode or Stitch Assist mode are always saved in the
same folder, some folders may contain 101 or more images.
0002 0099 0100
0102 0199 0200
9802 9899 9900
0099
0002 0100
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