Canon 1DX tagging

[photographyjp]

Hi

I have recently started using a canon 1DX.  I am running photo mechanic version 4.6.9.  When I tag on the back of the camera there is no longer a tick on the tag photo when the card is opened in PM.  This worked ok with the Mark 4.

thanks in advance. 

[Kirk Baker]

Hi

I have recently started using a canon 1DX.  I am running photo mechanic version 4.6.9.  When I tag on the back of the camera there is no longer a tick on the tag photo when the card is opened in PM.  This worked ok with the Mark 4.

thanks in advance.

Does that camera have two card slots?  If I recall correctly, the camera does not write-protect images on one of the card slots.  If the image isn't write-protected, then PM won't mark it as tagged.

-Kirk

[photographyjp]

Hi

Thanks for the reply. Yes there are two card slots.  I will give that a go.

Many thanks

[photographyjp]

Excellent stuff

Problem solved.  Very simple!

thankyou

[vAfotoriporter]

Hi

I have recently started using a canon 1DX.  I am running photo mechanic version 4.6.9.  When I tag on the back of the camera there is no longer a tick on the tag photo when the card is opened in PM.  This worked ok with the Mark 4.

thanks in advance.

Does that camera have two card slots?  If I recall correctly, the camera does not write-protect images on one of the card slots.  If the image isn't write-protected, then PM won't mark it as tagged.

-Kirk

Can this be a feature of any sort? I don't really see any reason not to be able to protect images on a card in one or the other card slot. I hope they will solve it before I buy a 1DX.

[Kirk Baker]

It's a fairly old camera now.  I doubt they'll make any firmware updates to it again.

[Kirk Baker]

The last firmware update was in January 2014.

[J.A.S.]

Hi Graham / Kirk,

Just tested my Canon 1DX and it makes no difference which card slot you use - it will lock/tag images in either one.

When we got our first batch of 1DX bodies in early 2012, we had a similar issue in that the tags would not show up in Photo Mechanic 4.5.4.

After an upgrade to version 5 - all the tags were visible.

Suspect that Canon changed something the way an image is tagged from the Mark IV to the 1DX and the newer versions of Photo Mechanic now look for the new info.

Hope this helps,

John