How-to: Check Pentax camera shutter count and manufacture date online

Adam · **5 Likes**

Your camera's shutter count and manufacture date are stored in the EXIF data of every photo you take. I've now added an online tool that reads this data and can tell you when your camera was built and how many photos it has taken:

Check Shutter Count & Camera Manufacture Date Online - EXIF Reader

Enjoy!

zeops · 11-06-2013, 09:03 PM

Older Ist* models apparently do not have shutter count in EXIF.
So, is there any other way to find the number of shutter actuations, like maybe some sequence of buttons to press, as in other brands' cameras?

=R.

penguinsoda · 11-08-2013, 08:06 PM

Good question. I've tried several sites to get the actuations on my *ist D and none of them will show the shutter count. Everything else in the world... but not that.

**tomwil** · 11-09-2013, 02:06 AM

Originally posted by zeops

Older Ist* models apparently do not have shutter count in EXIF.

I don't know about the *istD or *istDS, but the *istDL has the shutter count in the EXIF.

Pentaxguy22 · 12-14-2013, 02:04 PM

Okay I having this issue again but now I using Mac so I don't know what I can use that will work, I try Camerashutter.com and gives me message "It looks like your camera doesn't supply the necessary information"

Adam · 12-14-2013, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by Pentaxlover22

Okay I having this issue again but now I using Mac so I don't know what I can use that will work, I try Camerashutter.com and gives me message "It looks like your camera doesn't supply the necessary information"

Did you try the page in the first post of this thread?

Also, is the photo straight out-of-camera?

Pentaxguy22 · 12-14-2013, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by Adam

Did you try the page in the first post of this thread?

Also, is the photo straight out-of-camera?

I take photos in raw, I use photoshop CS6, there was some program I used before but I forgot what it was HP imaging program of some sort it would bring up the shutter count even that I edit them in other programs, I try basic JEPG (Untouched around 9MB) and this all I can get.

Adam · 12-14-2013, 02:32 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Pentaxlover22

I take photos in raw, I use photoshop CS6, there was some program I used before but I forgot what it was HP imaging program of some sort it would bring up the shutter count even that I edit them in other programs, I try basic JEPG (Untouched around 9MB) and this all I can get.

What do you see at the top of the page?

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Pentaxguy22 · 12-14-2013, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by Adam

What do you see at the top of the page?

Oops, I don't know why I never saw that before, thanks Adam for bringing that to my attention

Mal_from_Oz · 12-14-2013, 11:45 PM

Thanks for this EXIF ap.
It worked well with my K-3 jpeg pic.
All parameters had corresponding data.

SpecialK · 07-24-2014, 06:44 PM

Well, not surprising, I get no shutter count or manufacture date here for a Canon 5D :-) But not in PhotoME either :-(

Perhaps these ancient bodies did not supply that info, or KEH somehow removes all the evidence when they grade it.

Well, camera shutter count said the camera does not provide that info.

A thread at DPR (yeah...) concluded it has to be sent in to a tech with correct equipment to check it...

I have lines and lines of useless data...

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11-06-2013, 09:03 PM	#46
zeops Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 32	Is there any other way to find the number of shutter actuations? Older Ist* models apparently do not have shutter count in EXIF. So, is there any other way to find the number of shutter actuations, like maybe some sequence of buttons to press, as in other brands' cameras? =R.

12-14-2013, 02:10 PM	#50
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,594 Original Poster	Originally posted by Pentaxlover22 Okay I having this issue again but now I using Mac so I don't know what I can use that will work, I try Camerashutter.com and gives me message "It looks like your camera doesn't supply the necessary information" Did you try the page in the first post of this thread? Also, is the photo straight out-of-camera? Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

12-14-2013, 02:22 PM	#51
Pentaxguy22 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 384	Originally posted by Adam Did you try the page in the first post of this thread? Also, is the photo straight out-of-camera? I take photos in raw, I use photoshop CS6, there was some program I used before but I forgot what it was HP imaging program of some sort it would bring up the shutter count even that I edit them in other programs, I try basic JEPG (Untouched around 9MB) and this all I can get. Attached Images

07-24-2014, 06:44 PM	#55
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	Well, not surprising, I get no shutter count or manufacture date here for a Canon 5D :-) But not in PhotoME either :-( Perhaps these ancient bodies did not supply that info, or KEH somehow removes all the evidence when they grade it. Well, camera shutter count said the camera does not provide that info. A thread at DPR (yeah...) concluded it has to be sent in to a tech with correct equipment to check it... I have lines and lines of useless data... Last edited by SpecialK; 07-24-2014 at 06:57 PM.

11-08-2013, 08:06 PM	#47
penguinsoda Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: So Cal Desert Posts: 124	Good question. I've tried several sites to get the actuations on my *ist D and none of them will show the shutter count. Everything else in the world... but not that.

11-09-2013, 02:06 AM	#48
tomwil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 778	Originally posted by zeops Older Ist* models apparently do not have shutter count in EXIF. I don't know about the istD or istDS, but the *istDL has the shutter count in the EXIF.

12-14-2013, 02:04 PM	#49
Pentaxguy22 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 384	Okay I having this issue again but now I using Mac so I don't know what I can use that will work, I try Camerashutter.com and gives me message "It looks like your camera doesn't supply the necessary information"

12-14-2013, 02:32 PM - 1 Like	#52
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,594 Original Poster	Originally posted by Pentaxlover22 I take photos in raw, I use photoshop CS6, there was some program I used before but I forgot what it was HP imaging program of some sort it would bring up the shutter count even that I edit them in other programs, I try basic JEPG (Untouched around 9MB) and this all I can get. What do you see at the top of the page? Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

12-14-2013, 02:38 PM	#53
Pentaxguy22 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 384	Originally posted by Adam What do you see at the top of the page? Oops, I don't know why I never saw that before, thanks Adam for bringing that to my attention

12-14-2013, 11:45 PM	#54
Mal_from_Oz Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Wollongong, NSW Photos: Albums Posts: 35	Thanks for this EXIF ap. It worked well with my K-3 jpeg pic. All parameters had corresponding data.

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