Shutter count on a dslr

ankurbbhatt · 01-27-2014, 04:09 AM

This could be a really dumb question for most of you but how do we find out the shutter count on a Pentax DSLR ? I can see the name of the file the K-5 generates and I assume that is the shutter count no. But, this is a guess and I don't know if there is any other way to find out !!

Thanks in advance !!

**savoche** · 01-27-2014, 04:17 AM

A very simple way is to upload a picture from your camera here.

ankurbbhatt · 01-27-2014, 04:25 AM

Originally posted by savoche

A very simple way is to upload a picture from your camera here.

Thanks Mate.....That helped....

sterretje · 01-27-2014, 04:57 AM

The number on of the image has barely a relationship with the shutter count.

The camera keeps internally track of the last number used; it however also takes into account the images that are already on the card. It will take the highest of the two and continues from there. It happened to me while swapping cards between K10D and K100D; numbers all at a sudden went up from e.g 1000 to 2000

ankurbbhatt · 01-27-2014, 05:17 AM

Sterretje,

You are right. I checked the latest photo I took with this site's shutter counter check and it returned 1412 whereas the photo name was img2643.jpeg. So, definitely, the name doesn't mean anything. But, I thought there must be some other way to figure out shutter counter other than using this site.

Anyone ?

Thanks Sterretje..

Originally posted by sterretje

The number on of the image has barely a relationship with the shutter count.

The camera keeps internally track of the last number used; it however also takes into account the images that are already on the card. It will take the highest of the two and continues from there. It happened to me while swapping cards between K10D and K100D; numbers all at a sudden went up from e.g 1000 to 2000

Stone G. · 01-27-2014, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by ankurbbhatt

But, I thought there must be some other way to figure out shutter counter other than using this site.

Yes, you can do it off-line by using an appropriate EXIF-reader or -editor. I have always used PhotoME, but unfortunately, it has not been updated for quite some time. So, presumably, the best tool will be EifTool by Phil Harvey:

ExifTool by Phil Harvey

Just go for the simple, Windows executable version; unzip it and drag and drop image files to the program and you will see loads of information - including shutter count.

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-27-2014, 11:45 AM

Just downloaded ExifTool. Great tool for detailed EXIF information. Thanks for posting the link.

ankurbbhatt · 01-27-2014, 02:11 PM

Thank you mate !!

Originally posted by Stone G.

Yes, you can do it off-line by using an appropriate EXIF-reader or -editor. I have always used PhotoME, but unfortunately, it has not been updated for quite some time. So, presumably, the best tool will be EifTool by Phil Harvey:

ExifTool by Phil Harvey

Just go for the simple, Windows executable version; unzip it and drag and drop image files to the program and you will see loads of information - including shutter count.

01-27-2014, 04:09 AM	#1
ankurbbhatt Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Blacktown Photos: Albums Posts: 34	Shutter count on a dslr This could be a really dumb question for most of you but how do we find out the shutter count on a Pentax DSLR ? I can see the name of the file the K-5 generates and I assume that is the shutter count no. But, this is a guess and I don't know if there is any other way to find out !! Thanks in advance !!

01-27-2014, 05:17 AM	#5
ankurbbhatt Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Blacktown Photos: Albums Posts: 34 Original Poster	Thanks, got it.... Sterretje, You are right. I checked the latest photo I took with this site's shutter counter check and it returned 1412 whereas the photo name was img2643.jpeg. So, definitely, the name doesn't mean anything. But, I thought there must be some other way to figure out shutter counter other than using this site. Anyone ? Thanks Sterretje.. Originally posted by sterretje The number on of the image has barely a relationship with the shutter count. The camera keeps internally track of the last number used; it however also takes into account the images that are already on the card. It will take the highest of the two and continues from there. It happened to me while swapping cards between K10D and K100D; numbers all at a sudden went up from e.g 1000 to 2000

01-27-2014, 02:11 PM	#8
ankurbbhatt Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Blacktown Photos: Albums Posts: 34 Original Poster	Hey, Thank you Stone G. Thank you mate !! Originally posted by Stone G. Yes, you can do it off-line by using an appropriate EXIF-reader or -editor. I have always used PhotoME, but unfortunately, it has not been updated for quite some time. So, presumably, the best tool will be EifTool by Phil Harvey: ExifTool by Phil Harvey Just go for the simple, Windows executable version; unzip it and drag and drop image files to the program and you will see loads of information - including shutter count.

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01-27-2014, 04:17 AM	#2
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,312	A very simple way is to upload a picture from your camera here.

01-27-2014, 04:25 AM	#3
ankurbbhatt Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Blacktown Photos: Albums Posts: 34 Original Poster	Originally posted by savoche A very simple way is to upload a picture from your camera here. Thanks Mate.....That helped....

01-27-2014, 04:57 AM	#4
sterretje Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Roodepoort, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,561	The number on of the image has barely a relationship with the shutter count. The camera keeps internally track of the last number used; it however also takes into account the images that are already on the card. It will take the highest of the two and continues from there. It happened to me while swapping cards between K10D and K100D; numbers all at a sudden went up from e.g 1000 to 2000

01-27-2014, 07:55 AM	#6
Stone G. Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Zealand, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,516	Originally posted by ankurbbhatt But, I thought there must be some other way to figure out shutter counter other than using this site. Yes, you can do it off-line by using an appropriate EXIF-reader or -editor. I have always used PhotoME, but unfortunately, it has not been updated for quite some time. So, presumably, the best tool will be EifTool by Phil Harvey: ExifTool by Phil Harvey Just go for the simple, Windows executable version; unzip it and drag and drop image files to the program and you will see loads of information - including shutter count.

01-27-2014, 11:45 AM	#7
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Just downloaded ExifTool. Great tool for detailed EXIF information. Thanks for posting the link.