Two image-files superimposed?

[David Paterson]

I have a strange thing happening with SD cards holding shots from a D600, looked at with ViewNX2 - two images-files, with the same file-name, seeming to be on the same position on the memory card, but shot at very different times. Does anyone recognise this? In the attached jpeg, an image of a Japanese scroll is highlighted but an image of garden plants is shown.

[Frank Fremerey]

the general way to deal with this situation is rename base characters before 10.000 shots are reached.

BUT

normally Nikon creates a new folder after the 9999 overflow.

OR

you have a Sandisk card from a certain production range (or Transcend), then everything can happen including data loss, file overwrite complete unreadability. Had that several times. Now my cards are Lexar XQD or Samsung SD

PS

card readers can destroy cards too!

PPS

Close NX2, delete cache, restart. It might only be a cache integrity problem

GOOD LUCK OLD FRIEND!

[David Paterson]

Thanks for that, Frank - I'll think about all you say.

The card in question is a Toshiba 64gb SDXC.

[Ann]

Frank is right on the money here.

I get over this issue by using the "advanced" method when importing from my camera's card to the computer.
That gives me the chance to apply a new prefix to the file names and I increase that number when I reach the 9999th image in a series.

In your case, my guess is that the rhododendrons have the same frame number as the scroll does?

[Lorne]

Dave,

Make a small jpeg of both your _6009155.NEF photos, no edits needed.

If you have a Mac: open the jpegs in Preview, open the Inspector( ⌘ I ), and in the Nikon tab the shutter count will be listed.

If you have a pc there are online tools where you can upload a jpeg to get a shutter count.

That should give you more info about both photos.