canon 5d shutter activations

I wonder if anyone could tell me how to determine the number of shutter
activations on my camera. (I bought it used) and am curious. I understand
its in the exif data but I have tried various software but I am unable to
determine the number.

anyone have a way to determine the count, short of sending it into canon?

thanks.

Mango

In article <CDxWh.2324$o07.912@newsfe12.lga>, Muffy Links
<Muffylinks@muffy.com> wrote:

> I wonder if anyone could tell me how to determine the number of shutter
> activations on my camera. (I bought it used) and am curious. I understand
> its in the exif data but I have tried various software but I am unable to
> determine the number.
>
> anyone have a way to determine the count, short of sending it into canon?

use exif tool and look for the 'shutter count' field.

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

thanks...but that did'nt give the proper count...


"nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> In article <CDxWh.2324$o07.912@newsfe12.lga>, Muffy Links
> <Muffylinks@muffy.com> wrote:
>
>> I wonder if anyone could tell me how to determine the number of shutter
>> activations on my camera. (I bought it used) and am curious. I
>> understand
>> its in the exif data but I have tried various software but I am unable to
>> determine the number.
>>
>> anyone have a way to determine the count, short of sending it into canon?
>
> use exif tool and look for the 'shutter count' field.
>
> http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/

"Muffy Links" <Muffylinks@muffy.com> writes:

> thanks...but that did'nt give the proper count...

How do you know? I've used exiftool on many EOS bodies and it has always
been at least consistant.

What did exiftool say, and what is the `correct' value?

Paul Repacholi wrote:
> "Muffy Links" <Muffylinks@muffy.com> writes:
>
>> thanks...but that did'nt give the proper count...
>
> How do you know? I've used exiftool on many EOS bodies and it has
> always been at least consistant.
>
> What did exiftool say, and what is the `correct' value?

Mr ExifTool (6.86, WinXP) tells me, "SHUTTER COUNT 14"; that's off by
a couple thousand (5D). It's within a few for /session/ shutter count.

He shows no such statistic on a 20D nor on a 350XT. Maybe it's hidden
in some esoteric language with which I am not familiar. Or I'm just
missing it ...

Any hints?
--
Frank ess

"Frank ess" <frank@fshe2fs.com> wrote in message
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> Paul Repacholi wrote:
>> "Muffy Links" <Muffylinks@muffy.com> writes:
>>
>>> thanks...but that did'nt give the proper count...
>>
>> How do you know? I've used exiftool on many EOS bodies and it has
>> always been at least consistant.
>>
>> What did exiftool say, and what is the `correct' value?
>
> Mr ExifTool (6.86, WinXP) tells me, "SHUTTER COUNT 14"; that's off by a
> couple thousand (5D). It's within a few for /session/ shutter count.
>
> He shows no such statistic on a 20D nor on a 350XT. Maybe it's hidden in
> some esoteric language with which I am not familiar. Or I'm just missing
> it ...
>
> Any hints?
> --
> Frank ess

Its not the shutter count, because the number is way too low and does not
increment properly. It may be the count of the pictures from the cf card..


Muffy

"Frank ess" <frank@fshe2fs.com> writes:

> Paul Repacholi wrote:
>> "Muffy Links" <Muffylinks@muffy.com> writes:
>>
>>> thanks...but that did'nt give the proper count...
>>
>> How do you know? I've used exiftool on many EOS bodies and it has
>> always been at least consistant.
>>
>> What did exiftool say, and what is the `correct' value?
>
> Mr ExifTool (6.86, WinXP) tells me, "SHUTTER COUNT 14"; that's off by
> a couple thousand (5D). It's within a few for /session/ shutter count.
>
> He shows no such statistic on a 20D nor on a 350XT. Maybe it's hidden
> in some esoteric language with which I am not familiar. Or I'm just
> missing it ...
>
> Any hints?

Get a divorce and a copy of the REAL exiftool. Oh, you will also
need a working Perl.

Broken windows SW, what a suprise...

I would be interested to know too, but have been unable to find it. I would
imagine that there is a hidden menu that can be accessed by Canon, but can't
find any info on it anywhere.


"Muffy Links" <Muffylinks@muffy.com> wrote in message
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>
> Its not the shutter count, because the number is way too low and does not
> increment properly. It may be the count of the pictures from the cf
> card..
>
>
> Muffy
>

Paul Repacholi wrote:
[]
> Broken windows SW, what a suprise...

Yeah, probably written in some error-prone lanuage like C.

David

Paul Repacholi wrote:
> "Frank ess" <frank@fshe2fs.com> writes:
>
>> Paul Repacholi wrote:
>>> "Muffy Links" <Muffylinks@muffy.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> thanks...but that did'nt give the proper count...
>>>
>>> How do you know? I've used exiftool on many EOS bodies and it has
>>> always been at least consistant.
>>>
>>> What did exiftool say, and what is the `correct' value?
>>
>> Mr ExifTool (6.86, WinXP) tells me, "SHUTTER COUNT 14"; that's off
>> by
>> a couple thousand (5D). It's within a few for /session/ shutter
>> count.
>>
>> He shows no such statistic on a 20D nor on a 350XT. Maybe it's
>> hidden
>> in some esoteric language with which I am not familiar. Or I'm just
>> missing it ...
>>
>> Any hints?
>
> Get a divorce and a copy of the REAL exiftool. Oh, you will also
> need a working Perl.
>
> Broken windows SW, what a suprise...

Yeah. Next time I take a recommedation I'll interrogate the
recommender before making a move: "You sure that's all I need? I
wouldn't want to look the fool in some Usenet newsgroup populated by
kind-hearted and generous geniuses ... "

--
Frank ess