Renaming images automatically

Naming of files differs over different digital cameras, often cryptic file names such as P1000495.JPG or dscf0007.jpg are created. When copying images from storage media of a digital camera image files would be created under these names on the computer too. To rename images during transfer,

  1. follow the steps described in How to copy images

  2. switch on option "change image file names" before pressing button "Transfer images now"

With option "change image file names" application Photo Album Helper offers a way to turn image file names into something more informative. When option "change image file names" is turned on during image file transfers, images are renamed to the time they were taken combined with a number. I.e. an image that was taken at 11:30:45 a.m. on May 17, 2005 is renamed to 20050517_113045_0000.JPG. Images are numbered in the order they were taken so when 15 images are copied, they are numbered from 0000 to 0014 ordered by the time images were taken.

See chapter Customizing file renaming on how to adjust Photo Album Helper for other ways to rename image files.

See also

Transferring images

Copy images