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T
echnical Notes
Pictures are stored in folders named with a three-digit folder number followed by a
fi ve-character identifi er: “P_” plus a three-digit sequence number for pictures taken
using panorama assist (e.g, “101P_001”;
32), “INTVL” for interval timer photog-
raphy (e.g, “101INTVL”;
62), “SOUND” for voice recordings (e.g, “101SOUND”;
34), and “NIKON” for all other pictures (e.g, “100NIKON”). Folders can hold up
to 200 pictures; if a picture is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures, a
new folder will be created by adding one to the current folder number. If a picture
is taken when the current folder contains a picture numbered 9999, a new folder
will be created and fi le numbering will begin again from 0001. If the current folder
is numbered 999 and contains 200 pictures or a picture numbered 9999, no further
pictures can be taken until the memory card is formatted (
79) or a new memory
card inserted.
Files copied using
Copy
>
Selected images
/
Selected fi les
are copied to the current
folder, where they are assigned new fi le numbers in ascending order starting from
the largest fi le number in memory.
Copy
>
All images
/
Copy
all fi les
copies all fold-
ers from the source device; fi le names do not change but new folder numbers are
assigned in ascending order starting from the largest folder number on the destina-
tion device (
35, 71).
The picture displayed when playback mode is selected is the picture with the largest
fi le number in the folder with the largest folder number.
File Storage: Image File and Folder Names (Continued)
To print the time and date of recording on pictures:
• take pictures using the
Date imprint
option in the setup menu, which imprints the
date or date and time of recording directly on pictures as they are taken (
77)
• if the photo printer or print service supports
D
igital
P
rint
O
rder
F
ormat (DPOF), use
the
Date
option in the
Print set
menu (
50–51)
• transfer the pictures using PictureProject and print them using the “Print Meta-
data” option (see the PictureProject reference manual, on CD)
Printing the Date and Time of Recording on Pictures
“Date Imprint” Versus the Print Set “Date” Option
Date imprint
Print set > Date
Must be set before picture is taken
Set after picture is taken
Date permanently imprinted on picture
Date stored separately
Date appears whenever picture is printed
Date only appears when picture is printed
on DPOF-compatible printer
