Canon XF605 Instruction Manual - Page 37

Setting the File Name for Recordings Setting the File Name for Recordings This section explains how to set the file names for XF-AVC clips, MP4 clips and photos. 37 XF-AVC Clips File Names The camera allows you to change several settings that determine the clip file name of recorded XF-AVC clips (only in CAMERA mode). For more details on how to enter characters, see Entering text and numbers (A 27). The basic file name structure is as follows. A001C001_yymmddXX_CANON_01P 12 3 4 5 6 7 1 Camera index: One character (A to Z) that identifies the camera used. 2 Reel number: 3 characters (001 to 999) that identify the card used. The number is assigned automatically but you can set the initial number. After you insert a new card (just purchased or initialized), the number advances by one when the first recording is made. 3 Clip number: 4 characters (C001 to D999). The clip number advances automatically with each clip recorded (switching to D001 after C999), but you can set the initial clip number and select the clip numbering method. 4 Recording date (set automatically by the camera). 5 Random component: 2 characters (numbers 0 to 9 and capital letters A to Z) that change randomly with each clip. 6 User defined field: 5 characters (numbers 0 to 9 and capital letters A to Z) for any other identification purposes. 7 Proxy clips only: The camera will automatically add the suffix "_P" to the file name of proxy clips. Additionally, when an SD or SDHC card is used to record proxy clips, a stream number (01 to 99) will be added before the "P". The stream number will advance every time the video (stream) file within the clip is split and recording continues on a separate stream file. • Apart from the suffix "_P" in component number 7, the file name of the primary clip and the proxy clip will be identical. • Apart from component number 2, the file name of the primary clip and the sub recording clip will be identical. • The file name of double slot recording clips will be the same on both SD cards. • Apart from the .WAV extension, the file name of the WAV files recorded during slow & fast motion recording or the second card recording functions will be the same as that of the main clip, and will be saved on the "/PRIVATE/AUDIO" folder. To set the camera index Select > [Æ Recording/Media Setup] > [Metadata] > [Camera Index] > Desired camera index (A 27). To set the clip numbering method Select > [Æ Recording/Media Setup] > [Metadata] > [Clip Numbering] > [Reset] or [Continuous]. Options [Reset]: [Continuous]: The clip number will restart from 001 every time you insert a new card. Clip numbers will start from the initial number set with [Clip Number] (following procedure) and continue across multiple cards.