Shutter Actuation Count (How Many Shots?)

How can I tell how many shots a D200 has taken? I have an opportunity to purchase a used one and want

to make sure it's been lightly used. Thanks.

this question has been asked, oddly enough, probably 3-4 times in the last month ... why not try a search?

http://opanda.com

Download this free utility: http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/

Open the last shot taken with the camera and you will have what you want.

Jack,thank you for that link. I tried a couple of times using Opanda for my D70 and couldn't figure it out.

 

Previewextractor told me all I wanted to know and in an instant!

Anything that would work on a Mac...?!

Thanks

 

Max

You can get that from PhotoShop also.

 

Click on File on the top left corner. From that drop-down menu, click on File Info (not shown here) and you'll get a pop-up window with information for that image file. Click on Advanced (last item) and then expand the 4th item from the "tree." Aux Image Number is the shutter actuation count for that particular image.

 

The attached image is from CS3.<div></div>

From opanda:<div></div>

Thanks Shun, I found it in CS as well.

CS found shutter actuations for D80 but not D70, BTW

Thank you Shun, never realized that before...!!!

Max

Happy New Year to all.

I am trying to have the shutter actuations shown for my D200 firmware #2. I have ALL the programs listed in this thread and read all the posts carefully. I have CS only not CS2. None of the programs show the shutter actuations. I did exactly as Shun outlined but no go. Does anyone have an idea. My Hard drives are fat 32 operating system is XP SP2. Regards Peter

Opanda only works with JPEG files, not NEF.

 

I just shot one image on my D200 using RAW + JPEG basic. Opanda reads the EXIF data from the JPEG without any problems. I also opened both NEF and JPEG files with Adobe Bridge. From Bridge, you can click on "File" also and display the "Advanced" data as I showed above. I got the actuation count from both the NEF file and JPEG file.

Thanks for that tip! Works with CS2 for mac I can confirm. I now know my D200 has only

7500+, I need to shoot more!

You learn something new everyday, Thanks Shun

Thank you Shun for the reply, but the answer is no go. The Opanda does not show the shutter actuations as it does with your example.Here is what it shows:

[image]

Make = NIKON CORPORATION

Model = NIKON D200

Orientation = top/left

X Resolution = 90

Y Resolution = 90

Resolution Unit = inch

Software = Adobe Photoshop CS Windows

Date Time = 2007-12-16 19:33:33

Exif IFD Pointer = Offset: 216

 

[Camera]

Exposure Time = 1/500"

F Number = F4

Exposure Program = Aperture priority

ISO Speed Ratings = 400

Exif Version = Version 2.21

Date Time Original = 2007-12-10 15:08:24

Date Time Digitized = 2007-12-10 15:08:24

Shutter Speed Value = 8.97 TV

Aperture Value = 4 AV

Exposure Bias Value = ?0EV

Max Aperture Value = F4

Metering Mode = Pattern

Light Source = unknown

Flash = Off

Focal Length = 300mm

Subsec Time Original = 0.82"

Subsec Time Digitized = 0.82"

Color Space = sRGB

Exif Image Width = 650

Exif Image Height = 482

Sensing Method = One-chip color area sensor

File Source = DSC

Scene Type = A directly photographed image

CFA Pattern = [G,R],

[b,G]

Custom Rendered = Normal process

Exposure Mode = Auto exposure

White Balance = Auto white balance

Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x

Focal Length In 35mm Film = 450mm

Scene Capture Type = Normal

Gain Control = Low gain up

Contrast = Normal

Saturation = High saturation

Sharpness = Hard

Subject Distance Range = unknown

 

[Thumbnail Info]

Compression = JPEG Compressed (Thumbnail)

X Resolution = 72

Y Resolution = 72

Resolution Unit = inch

JPEG Interchange Format = Offset: 850

JPEG Interchange Format Length = Length: 3222

 

[Thumbnail]

Thumbnail = 160 x 119

Regards Peter

Peter, could you send me a JPEG basic file via private e-mail?

Also, Nikon has also stated that the odometer can always be reset to zero by any firmeware/software released by Nikon. So, counting on the validity of this number is somewhat futile to me.

Thank you Shun will do. Regards Peter

Exiftool is the king of exif info:

http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/

 

Here is an example of how the EXIF info can look inside the jpeg: (ExifTools can do much more than this and with more detail if needed)

 

ExifTool Version Number : 6.66

 

File Name : DSC_9962.JPG

 

File Size : 637 kB

 

File Modification Date/Time : 2007:01:01 02:54:16

 

File Type : JPEG

 

MIME Type : image/jpeg

 

Make : NIKON CORPORATION

 

Camera Model Name : NIKON D70s

 

Orientation : Horizontal (normal)

 

X Resolution : 300

 

Y Resolution : 300

 

Resolution Unit : inches

 

Software : Ver.1.00

 

Modify Date : 2007:01:01 02:54:16

 

Y Cb Cr Positioning : Co-sited

 

Exposure Time : 1/8

 

F Number : 5.6

 

Exposure Program : Manual

 

Exif Version : 0221

 

Date/Time Original : 2007:01:01 02:54:16

 

Create Date : 2007:01:01 02:54:16

 

Components Configuration : YCbCr

 

Compressed Bits Per Pixel : 1

 

Exposure Compensation : 0

 

Max Aperture Value : 4.0

 

Metering Mode : Multi-segment

 

Flash : Auto, Fired, Return detected

 

Focal Length : 12.0mm

 

Firmware Version : 2.10

 

ISO : 800

 

Quality : Basic

 

White Balance : Incandescent

 

Focus Mode : AF-S

 

Flash Setting : Normal

 

Flash Type : Optional,Ttl

 

White Balance Fine Tune : 3

 

Program Shift : 0

 

Exposure Difference : -3.1

 

Compression : JPEG (old-style)

 

Preview Image Start : 2400

 

Preview Image Length : 24391

 

Flash Exposure Compensation : 0

 

ISO Setting : 800

 

Image Boundary : 0 0 3008 2000

 

Flash Exposure Bracket Value : 0.0

 

Exposure Bracket Value : 0

 

Tone Comp : Mid.L

 

Lens Type : G

 

Lens : 12-24mm f/4

 

Flash Mode : Fired, External

 

AF Area Mode : Single Area

 

AF Point : Center

 

AF Points Used : Center

 

Shooting Mode : Single-Frame

 

Auto Bracket Release : None

 

Color Hue : Mode1a

 

Light Source : Speedlight

 

Hue Adjustment : 0

 

Noise Reduction : Off

 

WB RGBG Levels : 321 256 832 256

 

Lens Data Version : 0101

 

AF Aperture : 4.1

 

Focus Position : 0x21

 

Focus Distance : 0.45 m

 

Lens ID Number : 122

 

Lens F Stops : 5.00

 

Min Focal Length : 12.2mm

 

Max Focal Length : 24.5mm

 

Max Aperture At Min Focal : 4.0

 

Max Aperture At Max Focal : 4.0

 

MCU Version : 126

 

Effective Max Aperture : 4.0

 

Sensor Pixel Size : 7.8 x 7.8 um

 

Serial Number : No= 30050f00

 

Image Data Size : 616439

 

Shutter Count : 20135

 

Image Optimization : Custom

 

Vari Program :

 

User Comment : Copyright 2006 Peter Steinhoff

 

Sub Sec Time : 80

 

Sub Sec Time Original : 80

 

Sub Sec Time Digitized : 80

 

Flashpix Version : 0100

 

Color Space : sRGB

 

Exif Image Width : 3008

 

Exif Image Length : 2000

 

Interoperability Index : R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)

 

Interoperability Version : 0100

 

Sensing Method : One-chip color area

 

File Source : Digital Camera

 

Scene Type : Directly photographed

 

CFA Pattern : [blue,Green][Green,Red]

 

Custom Rendered : Normal

 

Exposure Mode : Manual

 

Digital Zoom Ratio : 1

 

Focal Length In 35mm Format : 18

 

Scene Capture Type : Standard

 

Gain Control : Low gain up

 

Contrast : Low

 

Saturation : Normal

 

Sharpness : Soft

 

Subject Distance Range : Unknown (0)

 

Thumbnail Offset : 26932

 

Thumbnail Length : 8656

 

Image Width : 3008

 

Image Height : 2000

 

Aperture : 5.6

 

Blue Balance : 3.25

 

Image Size : 3008x2000

 

Lens ID : AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED

 

Lens : 12-24mm f/4 G

 

Preview Image : (Binary data 24391 bytes, use -b option to extract)

 

Red Balance : 1.253906

 

Scale Factor To 35mm Equivalent : 1.5

 

Shutter Speed : 1/8

 

Thumbnail Image : (Binary data 8656 bytes, use -b option to extract)

 

Circle Of Confusion : 0.020 mm

 

Depth of Field : 0.34 m (0.33 - 0.68)

 

Focal Length : 12.0mm (35mm equivalent: 18.0mm)

 

Hyperfocal Distance : 1.28 m

 

Light Value : 5.0

 

Date/Time Original : 2007:01:01 02:54:16.80

 

 

You can get the exif from NEFs as well (and bunch of other files like TIFFs etc).

Cool huh?

 

Peter S

Shun,

Good info on this thread.

The JPEG image I shot on my D3 does not look like the paste from above on CS3. I checked each of the drop downs, but could not find any "aux" functions. See info below:

Harry, could you try to initiate "File" from Adobe Bridge instead of PhotoShop? Somehow that seems to make a different to some JPEGs.

This feature has been around for a number of years. I think I first used it in CS, but it may have been around way before even that.

 

I received a JPEG file from Peter Schulze, but that doesn't seem to be a JPEG file straight from the camera. If it is a JPEG generated by an editor, some of the EXIF data may have been stripped off. Please make sure you use a JPEG file straight from the camera.

 

As Arthur points out, the actuation count could be modified just like a car's odometer could be tempered with. However, if you are the original owner, it should be quite accurate. I am not aware of any better counter, anyway.

Peter, make sure you are using the Opanda IExif v 2.26 application that installs rather than the Opanda PowerExif v 1.2 Professional Trial. Each installs when you download from their site. The former application provides more detail on the image - including the "Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera" near the bottom.

Shun,

That was the trick. For what it is worth, the original image was right out of the camera. Launching file info from Bridge showed the extra "aux" options as seen below.

BTW... Thanks for all that you contribute to this forum.

Harry

Hi all, thanks to suggestion from Shun I have taken another picture and straight from the Camera I do get the shutter count using Opanda. So, in my case, the data is there but must not have been edited using Photoshop CS. Thank you to all who have responded with suggestions. Regards Peter