Deleting certain files from a camera memory card

[Osem]

I've been taking quite a few pics on my Sony DSC HX1 lately and want to delete the rubbish ones from the memory card to save space. I've been using the camera's default file labelling system but found that when I delete files, gaps are left on the card which are then overwritten by the next lot of pictures. This causes problems because when I then upload the card's contents to my PC some of the latest pictures are mixed up with those from the earlier session(s) and indentifying them is a pain. Is there any easy way of preventing this or making sure each session's work is stored in order on the card no matter what's been deleted from the last time?

Hope that makes some sort of sense... Cheers as always.

[Scrubbs]

can you format the card from the camera each time before you use it.
then download everything to the pc ,THEN delete the rubbish?

[Jon T]

I agree with the suggestion made by Scrubbs.

If I take any photos that are in any way important and worth keeping, they are transferred to my PC straight away and backed up at the same time. Doesn't matter then if the memory card get's formatted, corrupted, lost, etc.

[colin25]

i agree with Scrubbs too

[Stuart]

Can you not sort them by date when uploading? What photo management software do you use? I know iPhoto does this by default.

[Osem]

Thanks guys. I like to keep the good files on the card for a period of time so don't want to just wipe it clean after each session. I use MS Scanner and Camera Wizard for getting them from the card onto the PC and it's at this point that I'm finding the issue as there doesn't seem to be a way to easily identify the files according to date.

[Scrubbs]

what about, open the card, ignore the prompts for wizard, and open files for viewing in thumbnails or details , and sort them from there?

[Angua]

The best alternative is to use more than one memory card. Regular formatting of the card is essential to avoid the card getting corrupted. As long as the pictures are uploaded you will not lose anything.

The only other way would be to upload everything, delete the ones you don't want then format the card & send the ones you do want back to the camera memory as one file.

[Osem]

Thanks Scrubbs and Angua. Think I may have to resort to that unless I can find some way to label the files from each session separately via the camera. Not sure if that's possible though.....

I have 4 x 4gb memory stick cards and what I tend to do is keep the old files on the cards until I'm using the 4th one then I start reformatting the cards as I need them and in rotation. Given the capacity of the cards I find I may get half a dozen or so sessions on each one and I'd really like to be able to label the files from each session independently so they're readily identifiable when uploading onto my pc.

[Kymmy]

See pages 122 (Creating a recording folder) 123 (changing the recording folder)of the manual

Just create another folder and then set the camera to record to it

{page 98 for changing the viewing folder when you want to browse the images in a non-standard folder}

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

See pages 122 (Creating a recording folder) 123 (changing the recording folder)of the manual

Just create another folder and then set the camera to record to it

{page 98 for changing the viewing folder when you want to browse the images in a non-standard folder}

TVM

Had given up on the manual.... So now I just need to get into the habit of creating a new folder each time I finish the session.

[Kymmy]

The modern stuff is very good with memory cards and features like folders have been introduced in a lot of stuff especially due tot he fact that a 16/32GB cards can hold thousands of pictures

[Osem]

Excellent, just created and selected new rec folder. I notice that the images on the previous folder(s) are all still automatically displayed when reviewing them on the camera but all new files are written to the new folder.