Sony DSLR-A850 - Manual (Page 126)

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Setup menu 2
You can select the types of memory cards that you use for recording or
playback.
Selects the method used to assign file numbers to images.
Selects the folder name format.
The recorded images are stored in the automatically-created folder in the
DCIM folder on the memory card.
Memory card
Memory Stick Uses the “Memory Stick Duo” media for recording or
playback.
CompactFlash Uses the CF card/Microdrive for recording or playback.
File number
Series The camera does not reset numbers and assigns numbers to
files in sequence until the number reaches “9999.”
Reset 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.
Folder name
Standard form The folder name format is as follows: folder number +
MSDCF.
Example: 100MSDCF
Date form The folder name format is as follows: folder number + Y (the
last digit)/MM/DD.
Example: 10080405 (Folder name: 100, date: 04/05/2008)