Manually advance counter on D80 **HELP**

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Having realised that the counter reset itself to 0 when I copied all the files off the card (solved by setting the 'File No. Sequence' to Yes :bonk:), is there a way to advance the counter to where it should be? I don't really want to have to fire the shuter 300 odd times just to get my numbering sequence back to where it should be.
 
I don't think you can do it in camera but there might be an option to do it with the program that comes with the camera.
 
I don't think there is a way of getting the camera to start numbering from a fixed point.

I was thinking that you could try and fool your camera into thinking there is already files on the camera with the same names by creating an empty txt file (about 1K) and then copy it 300 times then batch rename with the right numbers but I don't think that would work as I'm pretty sure that the camera will just put the new pics in a different folder on the SD card. Worth a try if you are desperate

However, this is just a filename so why do you want to do this anyway? If it is important to you in your workflow there is always the option of batch rename the images once on your PC using something like Adobe Bridge (there will be free solutions out there if you want)
 
Yea, it's just a PITA when I copy the files to my computer. Oh well, only 200 odd clicks to go!
 
I don't know about Nikon, but this is a post a did a while ago on how you do it on a Canon

I had to send my camera away to be checked after dropping it and when it came back the file continuous numbering was all to cock. folder 988 image 9876 or something like that.

Well ok format a CF card and set camera to auto reset and I am back at folder 100 IMAGE 0001

Now after reading a thread on POTN and a bit of thinking, I now have a solution to the problem if this happened to anyone.

Format your CF card and copy your last image from your computer back on to the CF card, lets say IMG_6838.CR2 place in camera and your back to normal, next shot will be IMG_6839.CR2

Ah but I did not think of this and have taken a few hundred shots since I reset my continuous numbering so my file count should be IMG_7203.CR2 but it is IMG_0230.CR2 . Well not a problem, do as before and copy an image to the CF card , then rename to IMG_7203.CR2 and put the CF card back in your camera your next image will be IMG_7204.CR2
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Is there a file naming option in the menu of the D80?
If so, you could simply just rename the file from "DSC"_xxx to whatever you wanted.
Seems a shame to work the shutter 200 times for nothing.
Or, there are plenty of free automatic file renaming apps on the net .. http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/system/fwfilerename.html that will batch change file names with 1 click, simply add an "a" to the ones already on your PC.
 
SimonTALM said:
The other thing to remember is when you reach a certain number 10,000 IIRC the counter will return to 0 anyway
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Just had this happen on my 300D , confused the **** out off me when some of my shots were numbered 1, 2, 3 etc :D
 
whiteflyer said:
I don't know about Nikon, but this is a post a did a while ago on how you do it on a Canon
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Thanks, I'll give that a go later tonight. Does seem a shame to work the shutter 300 times for nothing.

I realised last night that I've very very stupidly lost some pics. I must've thought I was reimporting files I'd already done & clicked 'yes to all' when it asked me if I wanted to replace the existing files with ones of the same name. A bit upsetting too as nearly all the pics I've taken with the D80 so far have been of my 4-month-old daughter :(:bang:
Haven't yet worked out exactly how many I've lost & what they were.

I shouldn't need a more painful lesson on why it's important to get my workflow right when importing.
 
WillyNelson said:
I realised last night that I've very very stupidly lost some pics.
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Just restore them from your backup.... you do make backups don't you? ;)

Seriously if you don't already back up then do it sooner rather than later. Hard drives do go wrong and you could lose everything not just a few overwritten files.
 
RobertP said:
Just restore them from your backup.... you do make backups don't you? ;)

Seriously if you don't already back up then do it sooner rather than later. Hard drives do go wrong and you could lose everything not just a few overwritten files.
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Shhhhhh...!

As I say, lesson learned. Portable HD on order.
 
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