NEW Canon 10D

[canon10Duser]

Question for you all.


I just got my new Canon 10D in the mail yesterday. I noticed today that my photo numbers are in the 4,500 range already. Does this mean that I DON'T have a brand new camera or is this caused by something else like my flash card????


Thanks,
Kevin

[IFLY]

Looks like you got a refurb, though not sure. Anyway this is most unusual, so I think you should contact the wendor right away.

[justme_dc]

Slow down there!!! Was the flash card used in another canon digital before you put it in the 10D? If so, that is your problem right there. If not then call your vendor.

[DonCoon]

justme_dc wrote:
Slow down there!!! Was the flash card used in another canon digital before you put it in the 10D? If so, that is your problem right there. If not then call your vendor.

Likely since the 10D doesn't come with a flash card.

[canon10Duser]

yes, it was used in my G3. Is there a place to check out when your camera was made?

-Kev

[Hatem Eldoronki]

I don't know of anything that shows you when the camera was made, but you can check something else: put a completely blank card in your camera: delete the files on a used card first on your computer. Then put the card in your camera and format it. Take a picture, and check the number of the picture..

[slin100]

I believe that that won't work. I read somewhere that once the camera has been primed with a non-zero shot number, it will remember it, even if you change cards. If the new card is empty or the picture number on the new card is less than stored number, then the camera will continue to use the stored number. You could, of course, reset the file numbering, but that won't help you answer your question.

Supposedly, there's an internal counter that is only accessible by the Factory Service Center.

So, I think you're SOL. Maybe you can call Canon's Tech Support and run your S/N by them and see if they can tell you the manufacture date. That still won't tell you if the camera is brand new. It could have been a unit that was sitting on the shelf for a while, though that's unlikely given how 10Ds are selling like hotcakes.

[robertwgross]

If you want to make sure that your camera forgets something like parameter settings or file numbers, then remove both the BP-511 main battery and also the little coin-type CR2025 or CR2016 battery that is underneath.
Then give the camera a CF card that is completely blank.

---Bob Gross---

[deztoys]

What is the serial number of the camera? I believe the serials are chronological. Anyone know that for sure? Atleast this would give you a relative idea if it was new, or if it was obviously older.

[kn_guy87]

deztoys wrote:
What is the serial number of the camera? I believe the serials are chronological. Anyone know that for sure? Atleast this would give you a relative idea if it was new, or if it was obviously older.



I did a quick search and came up with these links:
http://www.canonfd.com/agedet.htm

http://step.polymtl.ca/~dwarf/photography/eos/serial.html

http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_age.htm