ninotigger

How do you find the shutter count on your camera? Is it part of the menu?. Please advise.. Thanks

rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX

Do a search on the web, there are sites that will recover it for you from an image.

redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

What kind of camera do you have? Make and model?

If it's a Canon, there's software you can buy for a couple of bucks but it doesn't work on a few of the newer models so you'd have to send it in to Canon to see what the shutter count is. On Nikon, there are various ways to do it. Let us know.

ninotigger

Thanks. I have Canon and had no idea there was a shutter counter on/ or in my camera.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

It should be a menu item. For many cameras, finding the count isn't possible, but here are some links. I use Irfanview.

http://www.camerashuttercount.com/
http://kentweakley.com/blog/photo-tip-photos-camera/
http://regex.info/exif.cgi
Get Irfanview (free) and also get the plug-ins for it. Start the program, open a photo, click on Image > Information > Exif info. Or you can just press I and/or E to get lots of info.
Get ExifInfo - also free. Unzip and get the icon onto the Desktop. Find a photo and drag it onto the icon. A window will open with loads of info. Look down the list for Shutter Count (or whatever they call it).
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com
http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/
http://www.astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
http://www.nikonshuttercount.com/
http://myshuttercount.com/
http://www.picmeta.com/products/picture-information-extractor.htm

BebuLamar

I have less than 4000 after 3 years and 7 months.

ninotigger

Thanks. You know your cameras and it shows. I feel like an old timer(which I am) who has a grandson who is on the ball with all the technical information. Thanks again.

Jakebrake Loc: Broomfield, Colorado

Here is what I use on my Canon's. It's four bucks, however you didn't say which model you have so be sure it is supported by Dire Studio Shutter Count for Canon's.

http://www.direstudio.com/shuttercount/

kcooke Loc: Alabama

Not sure about a PC but on a Mac, open your newest photo using preview. Press Command I and select the tab with your camera's manufacturers name. The shutter count is there. My D200 has nearly 37,000.

Barny

If you have Picasa 3 then when editing go to the bottom of the "properties" column. This certainly works for my D5100, D7200 & D500

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

OK, it looks like you have a Canon. Canon doesn't expose that data in the image EXIF data, so sending an image to somebody will not work. There is much bad advice about this topic on UHH, and some from people that should know better.

There is software available that works, but it depends upon the model of camera and the host device for the software.

Dire studios software works on Macs and iPhones (via wifi if your camera has wifi) but not for newer cameras on PCs.

The most universal solution that I have found (for PCs at least) is EOSmsg. It has some adware, so you need to be careful with installation, and it is not free, it costs a little over $5 for unlimited use, but is camera specific. More than one camera needs a license for each. It does work with new Canon models such as the 80D or the 5D mk IV.

You can download it here: www.eosmsg.com which is safer than third party download sites.

Why Canon doesn't make the info easily available is a mystery, but it can be found. Good luck.

ninotigger

Thanks....