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ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
FOLDER MANAGEMENT
The picture data on the 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. As
a result, the camera can create a maximum of 999
folders. This counting can be reset at any time.
On the Leica M Monochrom, you can also create your
own new folders and give them names, i.e.
– Resetting folder numbers
– create new folders / assign your own names
RESETTING FOLDER NUMBERS
Note:
This function can only be used with a memory card that
does not contain any picture data or empty folders,
in other words unused/new cards or those that have
previously been formatted (see p. 147).
1. In the main menu (see p. 97/110), select
Folder
managem.
(4.1.13), and
2. select
Reset folder no. in the sub-menu.
The camera's internal folder counting is reset, i.e.
the lowest number not yet assigned is always used
when creating a new folder.
Note:
Under certain circumstances this can mean that
one or more numbers are not used. For example,
if the camera last assigned the number 102, and a
card is then inserted that has 105 as the highest
folder number, subsequent new folders are assigned
numbers starting at 106.
SELECTING A FOLDER
The review functions (see p. 138) and data transfer
based on the PTP standard (see p. 148) always access
the active folder on the memory card you are using. To
view pictures from different folders or transfer them
to an external storage medium, you must activate the
corresponding folder first.
1. In the main menu (see p. 97/110), select
Folder
managem.
(4.1.13), and
2.
Select folder in the sub-menu.
• A list of all available folders appears in the monitor
(1.32). If the card contains large quantities of data,
it will take a short time for this display to appear
and the message
Folders are being read Please
wait
will appear temporarily instead.
3. Select the desired folder.
CREATING NEW FOLDERS /
ASSIGNING YOUR OWN NAMES
The Leica M Monochrom allows you to create new
folders on the memory card and to give them your own
names.
1. In the main menu (see p. 97/110), select
Folder
managem.
(4.1.13), and
2.
Create new folder in the sub-menu.
• The folder name appears (initially always "Leica").
The first of the five characters is marked as ready
for editing.
Note:
The next free number is always created as the folder
number.
3. Use the up and down direction buttons (1.30) and
the central setting dial (1.29) to change the first five
characters, and the left and right direction buttons to
move to the other characters.
The available characters are upper case letters from
A to Z, lower case letters from a to z and numbers
from 0 to 9, and you scroll through them in an
endless loop.
