Why did my Nikon start naming files "_DSCxxxx" instead of "DSC_xxxx"?
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My Nikon suddenly changed its image filenames from the usual "DSC_xxxx" format to "_DSCxxxx". I’d like the old naming back. What setting causes this, and can I change it back in-camera?
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You changed from sRGB to Adobe RGB1998?
It's apparently the naming convention. It surprised me too when I did the same thing.
From my D5500 manual...
Photographs are saved using file names consisting of “DSC_” or, in the case of images that use the Adobe RGB color space (0 243), “_DSC”, followed by a four-digit number and a three- letter extension (e.g., “DSC_0001.JPG”). The File naming option is used to select three letters to replace the “DSC” portion of the file name.
The only way to revert is to go back to sRGB, or rename later in your computer.
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On Nikon cameras, this usually happens when the camera is switched from sRGB to Adobe RGB color space. Nikon uses a different filename convention for Adobe RGB images, changing the prefix from "DSC_" to "_DSC".
So if your files suddenly started with an underscore, check the camera’s color space setting. Switching it back to sRGB should restore the usual "DSC_" naming.
If you want to keep Adobe RGB, the filename style is part of Nikon’s convention, so you’d need to rename the files later on your computer. Some Nikon models also let you change the three-letter portion of the filename, but that does not change the underscore behavior tied to Adobe RGB.
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