Pentax image numbering

Having bought a used K20D from a forum member a few months ago, I've only just been able to check it out having arrived back in UK for a while.

Shutter count is as I was told at circa 2760 but the image number is 9500+.

Can this be reset, I know it'll clock over to 0 at 10000, but I'd rather like to reset it now.

Any ideas?

Found it.

Rec. Mode menu > File No > Untick it, take a shot.

Repeat to re-tick File No.

I guess this camera must have had a card inserted that contained images with high numbers.

Sorted now.

Thanks for that Pete, My K7 has the same issue, and I couldn't figure out why : or how to change it.

You're welcome.

I was (not) very surprised to find almost no information about the Memory feature in the manual.

I wonder what else it does . . .

I disagree, my *IST DS, K10D, K20D and K7 manuals all explain how the numbering works, just not in a way which makes this simple task obvious.

If I summerise what the manual says with the following 2 sentances then how to change the numbering sequence becomes obvious.

Picture numbering follows from highest of number on card or number remembered in camera . If not using continuos numbering the remembered number is always 0.

So just use a card with picture renamed to one before the number you want, turn off continuos numbering, take picture, turn continuos numbering back on.