larry n. Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 According to Nikon, there is no way to know for sure. The number can be reset, for example, by a firmware update, or by a knowledgable technician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpataky Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 <a href=http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14367&p_created=1188563126&p_sid=4E58*bVi&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=13783&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTU5LDE1OSZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPTAmcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXNodXR0ZXIgQWN0dWF0aW9u&p_li=&p_topview=1">From Nikon</a> on the subject... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpataky Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 OK, so it won't let me provide a link...here's the text from the support site:<p><i><b>Question:</b>How many times has my Nikon camera released the shutter? <p><b>Answer:</b> There is no way to accurately tell the total number of times your camera shutter has released. While there are third party software applications designed to read a cameras shutter count, this number is not always accurate because the shutter release times may be reset by firmware updates, or reset in the Service department if certain parts are replaced or other operations are performed.</i> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_buckley1 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I just bought a D70 that had 265 shutter acuations, the original owner never updated the firmware. I updated it today and check shutter actuations and it did notb reset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pge Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 This is probably too far down a thread to get an answer but here is my question anyways. All of the various methods mentioned above work on my d200 photos but none work on my d1 photos. I have read that you can not determine actuations of a d1 from a photo. Does anyone know if this is true or not? Also a friend of mine has shot more than 100,000 photos with a 2 megapixel canon a40. I have also read that you can not determine that cameras actuations with a photo. Again, can anyone confirm? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kin_lau Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 For Phil, none of the Canon non-pro DSLRs or digicams store the shutter actuation count in the EXIF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_laxton Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Phil, I have been looking on ebay for a D1, and everyone I've asked has said that the only way to get the actuation number is to send it to Nikon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitar Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 The freeware irfanview from www.irfanview.com will also display EXIF files. Display the photo in irfanview, press "i" on the keyboard, and then clik on the "exif" button. Shutter activations will be second from last in the column. Works for jpg and nef. To set up for nef files select the "options" column, select "set file associations", and one has to add "NEF" to the set by checking the "other" box and typing in "NEF". In all the above, I use the " to highlight the entry; don't actually type ". irfanview will also transform "nef" files to other formats. Quite a nice piece of freeware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Williams Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Here's a web page that uses ExifTool to give you lots of Exif and other metadata without installing anything: http://regex.info/exif.cgi For Nikons that support Shutter Count, it's in the MakerNotes section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Williams Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 ...and there are plenty of files to test these utilities here: http://www.rawsamples.ch/index_en.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pge Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thanks Ron and Kin Ron, I just bought my D1 through ebay, I paid 315 plus 2 new batteries for 35 from hong kong. It is hard to tell that my d1 has ever been used. There are definately a few strange things about the d1 like the antique menu system, but basically it is a great camera. I have a d200 which is a fairly big camera but I was surprised at how much bigger the d1 is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_sams Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 The 'ImageNumber' via Bridge and 'Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera' via Opanda should more accurately be called 'Mirror Actuations' Why? Take a photo using Live View and the counter goes up by two. dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibargureni Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Well, but when you use Live View, the shutter also actuates twice, doesn't it? I mean, it opens the shutter to expose the sensor and then, when you press the shutter, it closes and opens for the selected shutter speed, if I have understood correctly from what I have read (I don't own any d300 or d3... yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle shortes Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Woohoo my D300 only had 112 shots after reviewing an image (and that sounds about right. I went picture happy the first day) Thanks for the useful software Shun (Opanda) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggimatos Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Just out of curiosity: When recording images taken in dual (NEF/JPEG) mode, does that count as one photo or as two? Thanks for any answers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardens Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 <p>i tried the opanda and it works for my d40x, but not for the d300 and d70</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardens Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 <p>I figured why. I shoot in raw 98 percent of the time. That is why not all the image data is coming up</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 <p>Right. If you use Opanda, you should use JPEG images straight from the camera. The EXIF data could be stripped off if you edit the JPEG.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william_nixon Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 <p>I found a simple, online tool to read EXIF data. http://regex.info/exif.cgi<br> Pretty simple to use. Just upload a jpg and wait. Then read the data.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wade_thompson Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 <p>wow, maybe I am just dumb,,, but I tried looking for any semblance of the files taken in teh "regex" and I cannot find a thing.<br> <br />Where is it???</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy_dubois Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 <p>I haver read both the EXIF and PathFinder programs and cannot figure how to use them. How do I connect the program to the last image I shot on iPhoto? I have OS X 10.4.11. Thanks. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oswegophoto Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 <p>If anyone ever looks here anymore, it's not even that complicated. Open the last shot the camera took; if it's a JPEG, then, by default, it'll open in Preview on any Mac. Use Tools > Inspector, then look on the More Info > Nikon tab for a parameter called ShutterCount. No special application required.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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