File numbering.

[Pete Gl]

Can anybody help with my 5D Mk3, when I download my piccies to my computer, the file names are, for example, _MG_3539. Why the initial underscore? I have looked at my manual, the answers probably there, but I find it a bit confusing with 1st User settings, 2nd user settings, I just can't follow the logic of the manual.

Any pointers much appreciated.

Pete

 

[Phil V]

You have it set to Adobe rgb?

 

[Pete Gl]

Have checked it, yes, it is set to Adobe RGB.

 

[Pete Gl]

Whoops, finger trouble, ignore.

 

[Peter69]

Page 76 of the manual
If the image is captured with the color space set to Adobe RGB, the file name will start with "_MG_" (first character is an underscore).

 

[Pete Gl]

Thanks for your help Phil and Peter, have changed the colour (color?) space to sRGB, which I understand it should be anyway, I never touched that, was probably set to Adobe out-of-the-box.

Pete

 

[gill]

You can change the first characters of the filename to anything you like- http://corleve.com/2013/canon-5d-mark-iii-settings

Particularly helpful if you want to easily differentiate between files from different cameras

 

[Pete Gl]

Thanks for that link Gill, good stuff in there!

Pete