Chapter 13 Changing Settings184ChangingSettings13.4.1 Configuring Automatic Folder Generation— [MEDIA DIR] and [FTP DIR] Areas —Specify whether to create a folder for saving an image file on a targeted recording medium or FTP server using the [MEDIADIR] and [FTP DIR] areas respectively.Item Setting Initial Setting See(1) Configuring automatic folder creation onrecording medium [AUTO CREATE] checkbox: Enable/Disable Enable p.184(2) Configuring automatic folder creation inFTP server [AUTO CREATE] checkbox: Enable/Disable Enable p.185Name of folder created automaticallyWhen you capture an image with the automatic folder creation set, a folder, whose name is generated in accordance with thecapture date of the image, is automatically created in a storage folder in the recording medium or in the home folder in theFTP server. The image file is saved onto either of the folders.The generated folder names are as follows. Files are automatically classified based on a date:• Recording medium: “IM + Date (YYMMDD)”• FTP server: “FT + Date (YYMMDD)”File storage folder when no folder is created automaticallyIf you do not use automatic folder creation, an image file is saved directly in the topmost storage folder of therecording medium or in the home folder of the FTP server.(1) Configuring automatic folder creation on recording mediumSet whether to automatically create a folder in the storage folder of a recording medium when saving images on therecording medium.1 Display the [SETUP MENU: FILE] screen.2 Enable or disable the [AUTO CREATE] checkbox in the[MEDIA DIR:] area.• Enable/Disable (Initial setting: Enable)Select the checkbox if you want to enable automatic foldercreation (Enable). Clear it to disable automatic creation(Disable).3 Check the current folder settings by looking at PathInformation area.4 Press the [SAVE] button.The auto creation setting is saved.Configuring Automatic Folder CreationAutomatic Folder Creation SettingChoice SettingEnableCreates a folder automatically on a recording medium. (Initial setting)A folder is automatically created in the storage folder of the recording medium with a name of “IM + Date(YYMMDD) and image files are saved in the folder.Disable Creates no folder automatically on a recording medium.Image files are saved directly in the storage folder of the recording medium.14Configure automatic folder creationon a recording medium23Check folder settings.
