pauld Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Got a 20D last month and want to know how to access the actuations of the camera. Are the actuations the basis for the number of exposures the camera has taken? Does anyone know what the factory settings of the 20D are as far as actuations are concerned? I have taken less than 100 shots with the 20D and one of the photos has this info: IMG_6188.JPEG. Is this something I should be concerned about? Thanks for any inputs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jespdj Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 "How many actuations on my camera" - that's one of those questions that gets asked over and over again. You cannot find out the number of actuations on your 20D. Rumours say that Canon technicians have special maintenance software that allows them to read out the number of shutter actuations. The reason the image number on your 20D is at 6,188 is most likely because you put a CF card in the camera that already had images from yout previous camera on it. The 20D starts counting from the last image number on the CF card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 <P>actuate </P> <blockquote>1. To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator's movements. </blockquote> <blockquote>2. To move to action: a speech that actuated dissent. </blockquote> <P>Do you mean shutter cycles?</P> Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael focus97.com lee Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Puppy Face: you usually give great advice. What gives? Many people refer to this as "actuations". You okay, man? ;-) Paul, it's definitely the CF card you put in. The 20D's default setting for file numbering is 'continuous'. I've had mine for a week, and my images are up in the 5000's too. Not to worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_reyes1 Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 My goodness... Why are folks so obsessed with how many shutter cycles a camera has. Just go out and use the darn camera and stop worrying about it. Hmmm...I wonder how many revolutions the tires on my car are rated for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael focus97.com lee Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 You're right, Arthur: "<i>Is this something I should be concerned about?</i>" ... he's definitely obsessed! <p> It's a valid concern when a new camera indicates you snapped the shutter 6K times. Can lead someone to think they were sold a used body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitmstr Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Paul, that doesn't seem right. The camera keeps track of the actuations, not the card. You can use a brand new card or an old one, it makes NO difference. Did your ALWAYS said 6k+ or was it just on ONE picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauld Posted November 2, 2004 Author Share Posted November 2, 2004 Looking back at the photos I noticed that the first photos taken started at IMG_5001.JPEG and jumped to IMG_6136.JPEG after taking only less than 10 photos. Appreciate any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael focus97.com lee Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Two things: 1. Did you put a different CF card in at all during that jump? 2.) Do you have your image preview on "2 mins", "4 mins", or "hold"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_smit Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 The information is definately retained on the card, even if you format the card. I put a CF card from my 10D in my brand new 20D, format the card in the 20D and the file numbering continued from that of my last image shot with the 10D. This was exactly the same with my new 300D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitmstr Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 the IMG number comes from the camera itself (the shutter), NOT the card. Proof of it is that if you buy a NEW card it will start with the last IMG number taken by the card. Unless you have that opition turned OFF on your camera. I have four cards, no matter which I put on the numbering will start where I left off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julianradowsky Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 I think the image numbering algorithm is card AND camera based. A new image will always have a number that is one higher than the highest image number found in camera memory OR on the current card. If the card number is higher, then the in-camera number is updated appropriately, and if the in-camera number is higher than the current card number, then the card is updated appropriately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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