shutter count.

allensfoto

ok, i know this has to be somewhere else or i just dreamed it ..but is there free software out there that will give you a true shutter count of your camera? i have been given a canon 1d original and i was just wondering how much it had been used.. cosmetically it looks great.. no wear or scratches..
thanks for all the help..
curtis

20DNoob

You can check it if you've got Photoshop(CS2 and above I believe).

File->File Info->Advanced


Or you can download foxbats 1D count utility.

http://www.foxbat.me.uk/myDownloads.php

Thing is counts can be reset, messed up by putting in another CF card that has a higher shot(file number) count on it.

Best part about the 1 series, you can play in the rain and not give a hoot(using the proper lenses of course), and they can take a beating and come back for seconds.

Enjoy it, it's a great body and a awesome file size to work with.

yendikeno

Here's another option for you:

http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/

ziggy53

Not all cameras record the total shot/actuation numbers to the EXIF. In Canon I believe only the 1D/1Ds series cameras record the numbers in the EXIF. Canon service centers can access the data for other cameras (recorded internally).

Nikon has more cameras that record the actuations to EXIF, and many/most of the current models do record the actuations.

I honestly don't know if other brands record the data or not.

moose135

For Canon EOS cameras, you can download this free app to get a shutter count:
http://astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx

Run the program, plug your camera in via the USB port, and turn it on. My year and a half old 40D has 50,745 shutter actuations. (Serial number edited out...)

20DNoob

yendikeno wrote:

Here's another option for you:

http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/

AFAIK the free version doesn't support counts.

moose135 wrote:

For Canon EOS cameras, you can download this free app to get a shutter count:
http://astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx

Run the program, plug your camera in via the USB port, and turn it on. My year and a half old 40D has 50,745 shutter actuations. (Serial number edited out...)

This one even tells you it doesn't work on the original 1D.



Another thing that would work is if you use FireFox you can get the Exif Viewer add on, it'll tell you the count on a 1 series but it's kinda buried and easily over looked.

If your still having trouble post a pic and I'll tell you the count. Just make sure that when your saving it from whatever editing program you use to use the "save as" option. The regular "save" and "save for web" strips the exif in favor of the smaller file size.