Finding "shutter actuation" count on Nikons
Oct 20, 2011 17:47:11 #
How do I find "shutter actuation" count on a Nikon D80 and on a Nikon D90? I can find no reference in my D90 manual.
Oct 20, 2011 17:53:57 #
download a free copy of 'exiftool' on the web. You don't have to use all the features of the program; just shoot one picture and load it into the program and under all the exif data you will see the shutter count. good luck!
Oct 20, 2011 18:14:41 #
I am under the impression that the camera will tell me, if I find the correct menu.
Oct 20, 2011 18:32:18 #
i've been thru every menu down to its depths at least twice and i don't find it. seems like this third party program is the answer. only problem is that it's a command line program like from days of dos. i use a mac. i'm sure there's a work-around but i doubt i have the brains to figure it out. i'll get a count from aperture as to how many images i have on there and then double it. that should give me a "close enough" to work with. thanks for your help.
Oct 20, 2011 18:32:33 #
not any nikon I've had (d70, d80, d300) and on several blogs I've visited the question is always asked and they recommend one of the free editing programs. If your camera does, nice. And if I'm wrong about Nikon, even nicer!
Oct 20, 2011 22:29:31 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
How do I find "shutter actuation" count on a Nikon D80 and on a Nikon D90? I can find no reference in my D90 manual.
I use Opanda for my D200. Get it free here.
http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/index.html
Oct 21, 2011 06:49:02 #
[quote=wolfman]
I use Opanda for my D200. Get it free here.
http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/index.html[/quot
I downloaded Opanda but can't seem to find the shutter actuations for my Nikon D60. Maybe I am not looking in the right place. Any suggestions?
Nikonian72 wrote:
How do I find "shutter actuation" count on a Nikon D80 and on a Nikon D90? I can find no reference in my D90 manual.
I use Opanda for my D200. Get it free here.
http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/index.html[/quot
I downloaded Opanda but can't seem to find the shutter actuations for my Nikon D60. Maybe I am not looking in the right place. Any suggestions?
Oct 21, 2011 07:38:46 #
photocat
Loc: Atlanta, Ga
With Opanda it will be way down at the bottom of that long list of items most of us don't pay any attention to. :0)
Oct 21, 2011 08:56:53 #
Oct 21, 2011 09:04:41 #
photocat wrote:
With Opanda it will be way down at the bottom of that long list of items most of us don't pay any attention to. :0)
Thank you very much. I appreciate your help. Sometimes I miss the obvious. :roll: :roll: :roll: Duh! I must have scrolled the full list three times before I sent the message and never saw it until you clued me in. Guess my old age is showing.
Oct 21, 2011 09:13:55 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
On a Macintosh I get the shutter count of a Nikon raw (NEF) photo using the Preview applications. Go to Tools > Show Inspector > More Info > Nikon > Shutter Count.
Oct 21, 2011 11:41:33 #
Oct 21, 2011 11:45:17 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
How do I find "shutter actuation" count on a Nikon D80 and on a Nikon D90? I can find no reference in my D90 manual.
TRY THIS: OPEN IMAGE IN CS5. CLICK ON FILE, THEN ON FILE INFO. COUNT DOWN ABOUT 22 LINES AND YOU SHOULD FIND THE IMAGE NUMBER. THIS WORKS FOR MY D90.
Oct 21, 2011 11:57:08 #
In buying a used camera, how many shutter actuations would you consider excessive?
Oct 21, 2011 12:30:58 #
I use PIE, and for us old people, lol, the shutter count is the first line in the info on the right side.
As for how many on a used camera? I would find out what the maker says the lifetime expectancy of the shutter is as a starting point. Then balance 1/2 of that with the count you get on a used one and make a decision on the price you paid.
On a 100K I wouldn't pay too much for a used camera with 50K, though it's been my experience of reading and owning several, the shutter lifetime isn't really a main concern.
As for how many on a used camera? I would find out what the maker says the lifetime expectancy of the shutter is as a starting point. Then balance 1/2 of that with the count you get on a used one and make a decision on the price you paid.
On a 100K I wouldn't pay too much for a used camera with 50K, though it's been my experience of reading and owning several, the shutter lifetime isn't really a main concern.
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