Changing default photo file name (other than filename prefix)
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Is there way to edit the default filename other than to select a prefix?
(I can set a prefix here: Settings > More Camera Controls > Save Photo Prefix)
What sort of filename format are you after?
I am not the same person i have find this page through google search, but there can be
IMG_ddmmyyyy_hhmmss
and similar re-order of date or time
How to Edit the Prefix and Suffix settings?
As a Pro Photog om ModelMayhem & OMP, I love this App. the only Setting that cannot find is the one to Edit both the Prefix + Suffix, as right now, all my images are displaying with really Long filename, like this very example here ... IMG_20201111_122125
Thx
Firstly, you can freely remove the prefix altogether, as the file extension tells if a file is a picture or a video, so that is four characters less. After that there are two choices for the filename, either 'Local Time' or 'UTC', they are in a very logical/helpful format, 'yyyymmdd_hhmmss'. I do not see any problem here. Some cameras allow naming by just an increasing numerical value, that method is IMO not good because the value of the file-date tag (that the OS gives to saved files, aka e.g. 'Create Date', or 'Save Date'), tends to change when copying/moving files from one system to another. Often also the OS issued tag for local time changes depending on where the system currently happens to be located. So the best choice IMO is the Universal Time Coordinated.
There is a free (shows no adds) and very good file manager for Android, the Total Commander, that has a truly powerful multi-rename tool with what it is possible to e.g. change the filenames (of all the files in a directory) to incrementally increasing numerical values.
Note that Open Camera supports having no prefix, see Settings/More camera controls/"Save photo prefix" and similarly for video. Just edit these to be empty strings.
@ Mark, not what OP is asking. The time/date stamp Local/UTC is fixed, this keeps the files long and OpenCamera coders felt having this inserted in the filename was smarter than any reason an end-user might wish not to have it apparently.
Yes, as anon wrote, file-renamers need to be engaged for this annoying clean-up. It's just that file-renamers, at least free ones tend to be so buggy, limited function or complex to use because they lack visual GUI like aPC level free renamer, that it's just not worth to work with them.
Otherwise I'm quite pleased with this app.
can we change the format to include am/pm or add EST or EDT depending on local timezone ?
I'm afraid not.
How is that possible ? I just edited the string formula in the source code and I added the z and a parameters to include the timezone and AM/PM designations the only thing is that the timestamps are local but the photo taken has UTC timestamps when viewing the photo taken with open camera and no location information is added. I am not a java developer but i did manage to change a frw things the reat i am looking for expertise in fixing the UTC bug if i had more through understanding of the code
Sorry I meant as in it isn't currently available in Open Camera :) Potentially it could be added in future. Would probably have to think about making it general to cater for whatever other choices people want in the filename.
adding timezone designation and allowing changing formats would be alot highly customizable. For example, this app for android and ios can customize watermark much better
ios: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/timestamp-camera-pro/id832390059
android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jeyluta.timestampcamera
How come your app doesn't allow better customization ?
Hey bud. I thought I was loosing my mind. There is an You can ass an IMG_ prefix, but not for the video.
Honestly, I would prefer to have it without, but my built-in camera, has no such option, so it only comes up as IMG_, or VID_ prefix, so just wanted to have it consistent.
Thanks dude.
(love the app)
Hey bud. I thought I was loosing my mind. There is an You can ass an IMG_ prefix, but not for the video.
Honestly, I would prefer to have it without, but my built-in camera, has no such option, so it only comes up as IMG_, or VID_ prefix, so just wanted to have it consistent.
Thanks dude.
(love the app)
Hi Mark,
there is a nice example of naming with pre- and sufix and diffenrent type of variables in the app Camera FV-5 (Setting/Picture/FileSave & -Name/UserSetting and CounterOption)
However, the app in general is not as good as yours. I only like the possibility of editing the file name for a sequence of pictures.
Would be nice seeing this in your version....
Cheers
Anyone ???