[Digikam-users] camera is generating allready existing image names

[Richard E Miles]

On Sun, 28 May 2006 06:30:26 +0100
Duncan Hill <digikam at nacnud.force9.co.uk> wrote:

> Richard E Miles wrote:
> > I am finding that when I download pictures from my Canon PowerShot
> > A85
> > camera that the image names match already existing image names in my
> > album. This means I must tell digikam to rename the image in order to
> > save the image. This is becoming very tedious as I have to do this for
> > each new image downloaded. Is there a way to configure digikam to
> > automatically do this? I know there is an overwrite all option but that
> > would remove the already stored album photos which of course I want to keep.
> > 
> 
> The other question is why is your A85 misbehaving like that?  The Canon 
> A series normally generates a unique, incrementing name for each picture.
> 
> Have you reset the camera recently?
> 
> Have you tried doing downloads in to date-based albums?
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I think I have found how to fix the problem. Under the advanced settings of the camera dialog there is a option to have digikam rename the images. I havn't tried to download any pictures yet but I think this will work.

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Richard Miles
Federal Way WA. USA
registered linux user 46097