How to know your shutter count or actuation..

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Hi, I was wondering is how do you actually tell the shutter count of your camera..All this while I thought you can just refer to the file number of your picture..For example 100-2314 means it's the 2314th actuation or if its 103-2314 then it means it's the 32314th actuation..Well, that is if you've never reset the file numbering..

But recently someone told me that you can never be able to simply tell the shutter count unless you are using pro cameras like the 1Ds..or maybe only Canon can find that out for you..

So, is there anybody out there who knows how exactly do I tell the shutter count of my camera?:thinking: I hope to know more about this as I suppose shutter count is more important than age of camera when it comes to justifying the condition of the camera..

Cheers.
 
Download Opanda and it will tell you all you need to know on the last shot taken :)
 
Paulie-W said:
Download Opanda and it will tell you all you need to know on the last shot taken :)
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thanks for the quick reply..I'll give that a try.. :)

so, does that mean you can never really tell the shutter count without using software?
 
Not sure to be honest. i dare say there's hidden menus that would display shutter counts, but i'll be buggered if i know where they are ;)
 
If you're on a mac then open the file (raw or JPEG) in preview, go TOOLS > INSPECTOR > MORE INFO > EXIF

Photoshop it's FILE > FILE INFO > ADVANCED > http:/ns.adobe..... > AUX: IMAGE NUMBER

That works a treat on my Nikons but I know some of the older Canon's are inaccessible - think it's the 10D, 20D and 30D.
 
On Canon, a 1D series can be interrogated with Kuso Exif Viewer (what I use.)
A non-pro body using the Digic III or Digic IV processors (40D upwards I believe,) can be interrogated with EosInfo (Flamez link.)
So far as I know, earlier bodies won't reveal the info to you (10D, 20D, 30D etc.)
You have to get a Canon agent to interrogate it for you.
HTH.
 
mastertrinity said:
if your camera is like my sony then it should say DSC"shutter count" for example DSC1098 is a shutter count of 1098.
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At first I thought it'd be the same case for my Canon too until recently someone told me that that's only like half correct considering the file numbering can be reset..I guess file numbering in Sony can be reset too, right? thats why I was looking for a more reliable method to check the shutter count..
 
Another question, can these software still give the accurate readings even if the file numbering in the camera has be reset before?
 
Google " Kuso exif viewer" and download. I personally think it is better than Opanda, but thats just my opinion. Shutter count first before any editing or it won't show shutter count but everything else


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Thanks evryone for helping me with this..Now I know exactly how many shutter count my camera has. Cheers!
 
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