Selecting a folder – Canon EOS R5 C VR Creator Kit with RF 5.2mm f/2.8 Dual Fisheye Lens User Manual
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Selecting a Folder
(1) Number of images in folder
(2) Lowest file number
(3) Folder name
(4) Highest file number
Select a folder on the folder selection screen.
Captured images are stored in your selected folder.
Note
Folders
Folders are named as in “
100CANON
,” with a three-digit folder number followed by
five letters or numbers. A folder can contain up to 9999 images (file number 0001–
9999). When a folder becomes full, a new folder with the folder number increased
by one is created automatically. Also, if manual reset (
will be created automatically. Folders numbered from 100 to 999 can be created.
Creating folders with a computer
With the card open on the screen, create a new folder with “
DCIM
” as the name.
Open the DCIM folder and create as many folders as necessary to save and
organize your images. “
100ABC_D
” is the required format for folder names, and
the first three digits must be a folder number in the range 100–999. The last five
characters can be any combination of upper- and lower-case letters from A to Z,
numerals, and the underscore “_”. The space cannot be used. Also note that two
folder names cannot share the same three-digit folder number (for example,
“100ABC_D” and “100W_XYZ”) even if the remaining five characters in each name
are different.
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