Instruction Manual

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ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
FOLDER MANAGEMENT
The picture data on the memory card is stored in folders, which are
created automatically. The folder names always consist of eight
characters - three figures and five letters. In the factory default
setting, the first folder is named "100LEICA", the second "101LEICA",
etc. The next available number is always used as the folder number,
and a maximum of 999 folders are possible. If the number capacity
has been used up, a corresponding warning message appears in the
monitor.
Within the folder, the individual pictures are given continuous
numbers up to 9999 unless a the memory card in use already
contains a picture with a higher number than the last number
assigned by the camera. In such cases, the numbering used on the
card is continued. If the current folder contains picture number 9999,
a new folder is created automatically and the numbering begins again
at 0001. If folder number 999 and picture number 9999 are reached,
a corresponding warning message appears in the monitor and the
numbering must be reset (see below).
On the Leica M you can also create new folders at any time, give
them names of your choice and change the file names.
CHANGING FOLDER NAMES
1. In the main menu (see p. 154/246) select
Image numbering
(page 4 /
SETUP section), and
2. Select
New folder in the sub-menu.
•The folder name appears (initially always
XXX1LEICA). The
fourth character is marked as ready for editing. Positions 4-8
can be changed.
Note:
If you are using a memory card that was not formatted with this
camera (see p. 218), the camera automatically creates a new folder.
3. The numbers and letters are changed by turning the setting dial
(29) or by pressing up and down on the direction pad (30), while
you select different positions by pressing
– the
INFO button (31),
– or the
SET button (20),
– or left / right on the direction pad.
The available characters are upper case letters from
A to Z,
numbers from
0 to 9 and the underscore _, and you can scroll
through them in an endless loop.