Resetting Image Sequence Number - Nikon 5700

Hi All,

I recently had to have may Nikon 5700 repaired under warranty. The SB
indicator would not stop blinking and thus I could not take a flash
picture. Apparently, this has been a problem with many 5700s.

At any rate, the camera works fine now. However, when my camera was
returned from repair I noticed that may image sequence was
re-inialized to about 8500, which gives me about 1500 more pictures
before it exceeds the 10,000 number limit, as I see it. When I sent it
in it was only at about 1500 or so.

Is there a way that I can set the initial number to something other
than zero. Once I get to 10,000, I will start repeating file names,
which does not sound like a good idea at all.

Any ideas on what to do to get around this? I will contact Nikon, but
I don't want to give up my camera again if I can help it.

TIA

Don S.

Donald Stouder wrote:
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Is there a way that I can set the initial number to something other
than zero. Once I get to 10,000, I will start repeating file names,
which does not sound like a good idea at all.

Read the manual - it tells you how to do this. Set the camera to take the
number off the card. Just take a card and rename the highest numbered
file to what you want (DSCN1500.jpg). The next picture will be 1501. The
set the camera to remember sequence numbers.

BTW: mine is at 8676. My wife's 990 has gone past the 10,000.

Cheers,
David

Donald Stouder wrote:
[]
Is there a way that I can set the initial number to something other
than zero. Once I get to 10,000, I will start repeating file names,
which does not sound like a good idea at all.

Read the manual - it tells you how to do this. Set the camera to take the
number off the card. Just take a card and rename the highest numbered
file to what you want (DSCN1500.jpg). The next picture will be 1501. The
set the camera to remember sequence numbers.

BTW: mine is at 8676. My wife's 990 has gone past the 10,000.

Cheers,
David

Donald Stouder wrote:
[]
Is there a way that I can set the initial number to something other
than zero. Once I get to 10,000, I will start repeating file names,
which does not sound like a good idea at all.

Read the manual - it tells you how to do this. Set the camera to take the
number off the card. Just take a card and rename the highest numbered
file to what you want (DSCN1500.jpg). The next picture will be 1501. The
set the camera to remember sequence numbers.

BTW: mine is at 8676. My wife's 990 has gone past the 10,000.

Cheers,
David

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:49:23 GMT, "David J Taylor"
wrote:

Donald Stouder wrote:
[]
Is there a way that I can set the initial number to something other
than zero. Once I get to 10,000, I will start repeating file names,
which does not sound like a good idea at all.

Read the manual - it tells you how to do this. Set the camera to take the
number off the card. Just take a card and rename the highest numbered
file to what you want (DSCN1500.jpg). The next picture will be 1501. The
set the camera to remember sequence numbers.

BTW: mine is at 8676. My wife's 990 has gone past the 10,000.

Cheers,
David


David,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm sorry I asked the question. I missed that in the manual. I thought
it only covered resetting it to zero. I also made the assumption that
the camera would reset at 9999, since all of the leading zeros were
used up. I guess I better go read that whole section again.

Don S.

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:49:23 GMT, "David J Taylor"
wrote:

Donald Stouder wrote:
[]
Is there a way that I can set the initial number to something other
than zero. Once I get to 10,000, I will start repeating file names,
which does not sound like a good idea at all.

Read the manual - it tells you how to do this. Set the camera to take the
number off the card. Just take a card and rename the highest numbered
file to what you want (DSCN1500.jpg). The next picture will be 1501. The
set the camera to remember sequence numbers.

BTW: mine is at 8676. My wife's 990 has gone past the 10,000.

Cheers,
David


David,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm sorry I asked the question. I missed that in the manual. I thought
it only covered resetting it to zero. I also made the assumption that
the camera would reset at 9999, since all of the leading zeros were
used up. I guess I better go read that whole section again.

Don S.

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:49:23 GMT, "David J Taylor"
wrote:

Donald Stouder wrote:
[]
Is there a way that I can set the initial number to something other
than zero. Once I get to 10,000, I will start repeating file names,
which does not sound like a good idea at all.

Read the manual - it tells you how to do this. Set the camera to take the
number off the card. Just take a card and rename the highest numbered
file to what you want (DSCN1500.jpg). The next picture will be 1501. The
set the camera to remember sequence numbers.

BTW: mine is at 8676. My wife's 990 has gone past the 10,000.

Cheers,
David


David,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm sorry I asked the question. I missed that in the manual. I thought
it only covered resetting it to zero. I also made the assumption that
the camera would reset at 9999, since all of the leading zeros were
used up. I guess I better go read that whole section again.

Don S.

Donald Stouder wrote:
[]
David,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm sorry I asked the question. I missed that in the manual. I thought
it only covered resetting it to zero. I also made the assumption that
the camera would reset at 9999, since all of the leading zeros were
used up. I guess I better go read that whole section again.

Don S.

Yes, please check out the manual - it does cover this, but you need to
fiddle the highest number on one card to set the sequence number higher
than zero (1) once you have reset it. The sequence number will reset
after it reaches 9999, I didn't mean to imply that the 990 did anything
else.

Cheers,
David

Donald Stouder wrote:
[]
David,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm sorry I asked the question. I missed that in the manual. I thought
it only covered resetting it to zero. I also made the assumption that
the camera would reset at 9999, since all of the leading zeros were
used up. I guess I better go read that whole section again.

Don S.

Yes, please check out the manual - it does cover this, but you need to
fiddle the highest number on one card to set the sequence number higher
than zero (1) once you have reset it. The sequence number will reset
after it reaches 9999, I didn't mean to imply that the 990 did anything
else.

Cheers,
David