Sony RX10 M4 File numbering question

ToneBristol said:

Could you offer any help on a couple of extra things with it though on file numbering?

Is it possible to get videos numbered so they merge into the same sequence as stills as they are taken. Currently videos numbered separately and in different folder.

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No, the camera can't do that.

ToneBristol said:

Is it possible to number stills and videos with the data taken rather than just sequential number. (I see from your book how to name folders as dates but not files).

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No.

For stills, there are utilities that can do batch file renaming that can include date/time. InfranView is a popular utility. Today many use photo management software to catalog their pictures. Files names become less important.

Videos are a bit more complicated as there can a file structure containing the video components. Many people use the metadata within the video to determine capture date and time.

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ToneBristol said:

Could you offer any help on a couple of extra things with it though on file numbering?

Is it possible to get videos numbered so they merge into the same sequence as stills as they are taken. Currently videos numbered separately and in different folder.

Is it possible to number stills and videos with the data taken rather than just sequential number. (I see from your book how to name folders as dates but not files).

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Welcome to the Forum

Below is a screenshot showing the file system of the original RX10.



You can see that the last four digits run from 0206 to 0211



Then rename the files using a renaming program. I change MAH0 to DSC0



I don't leave DSC0 on my filenames so back to the renaming program. I change it to identify the camera and the date (RXyrmody).



I use PSRenamer It is available free at https://www.powersurgepub.com/downloads.html

Choose the PowerSurge Publishing Omni Pack you get a package of several programs psrenamer.jar runs the program but some of the other files are required.

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ToneBristol said:

Could you offer any help on a couple of extra things with it though on file numbering?

Is it possible to get videos numbered so they merge into the same sequence as stills as they are taken. Currently videos numbered separately and in different folder.

Is it possible to number stills and videos with the data taken rather than just sequential number. (I see from your book how to name folders as dates but not files).

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Welcome to the Forum

Below is a screenshot showing the file system of the original RX10.



You can see that the last four digits run from 0206 to 0211



Then rename the files using a renaming program. I change MAH0 to DSC0



I don't leave DSC0 on my filenames so back to the renaming program. I change it to identify the camera and the date (RXyrmody).



I use PSRenamer It is available free at https://www.powersurgepub.com/downloads.html

Choose the PowerSurge Publishing Omni Pack you get a package of several programs psrenamer.jar runs the program but some of the other files are required.

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Bulk Rename Utility is a powerful renaming program. Free for personal use.