Canon 10D shutter activation counter

[Yeager]

Where is this counter? The only way I see to gauage how many pictures you have taken is to go by the picture counter. The only problem with that is that I put a memory card in there from another didgital camera so the number started at 2500. Is there somewhere else in the camera I can check this setting?

[Cadwell]

No.

Rumour is that Canon can do it.... but us normal mortals can't.

[EoSD30fReAk]

the shutter counter is accesseble with the adjustment software that only canon repair centres have!

[Yeager]

Noo! Does anyone have a copy of this software?! :twisted:

[EoSD30fReAk]

if so please send me a copy too :twisted: :lol:

[perror]

There is actually a way to check for your current shutter actuation. The current shutter actuation value is stored in your EXIF. You need a program like Exif-O-Matic to retrieve the info as it does not show up on standard EXIF readers. There was a discussion thread at fred miranda where someone detailed the exact EXIF tag containing the shutter actuation counter. Perhaps you could run a google and see if it helps. Note that the page no longer exists and you will probably have to read it via Google's cache. Aparently this works on the 10D/D60/D30..but not on the 300D. On my 300D that value is forever 0..:(

[DocFrankenstein]

On my 300D that value is forever 0..
Are you using the canon firmware or the hack?

[B_uzz]

I found the EXIF-O-Matic program. It's at this site: http://www.instituteofthefuture.org/exifomatic/

It lists all kinds of data but the counter doesn't appear to be accurate.

[Jon]

Well, I just pulled down EXIF-O-Matic and a few other freeware EXIF extractors, and I was unable to locate a field containing a shutter actuation count (or reasonable facsimile thereof, some number within a couple of thousand of the number of photos I've taken and varying sequentially from frame to frame) for my D60 (or A80, for that matter). That's right - nil, nada. There is a field labelled "Image Number", but that's the folder/file numbers of that image. Unless anyone can positively identify a specific field, I think I'd class this as a Canon Urban Legend.

[Jesper]

OK I tried this, but I'm not sure if this really shows the number of actuations:

In EXIF information that the filebrowser of Photoshop CS shows, under the heading "Camera Data (Exif)" you can find "Image Unique ID". The unique ID consists of the serial number of the camera, a dash and a number. For example:

103030xxxx-1333400

(this is from a RAW image from my 10D).

The first 10 digits are the serial number of my camera (can be found on the label on the bottom of the camera - I've replaced some digits with x's... 8) ). The second number is the folder number (133) and image number (3400). This corresponds to the file CRW_3400.CRW.

Now, I'm not sure if the "3400" in the unique ID indicates the number of shutter actuations on my camera. Since the beginning I've used continuous image numbering, I've never reset the number.

Could someone who doesn't use continuous numbering have a look what the unique ID of your images look like?

[dn7elson]

Could someone who doesn't use continuous numbering have a look what the unique ID of your images look like?

I just looked at mine, although I do continuously number, I have also messed up the numbering by inserting a CF from my wife's G2 into the camera. The data shows the folder number, e.g. 125 and the file number 2526 as 1252526.

After I confused the numbering, I reset it in the camera by formatting the CF in the CF reader, copied an image and renamed it to whatever I wanted the numbering to resume and then put it into the camera took a shot, Switched to Continuous numbering again and then formatted the CF in the camera. All was back to where it should be and the subsequent numbers in the EXIF were per that numbering.

Therefore, if there is a shutter count, it is other than the EXIF data described.