If the mileage of a car is measured in kilometers, then it is reasonable to measure the mileage of the camera by the frames taken, that is, by the number of shutter releases. The more expensive and professional the camera is, the more shutter resource it has.
Instructions
Step 1
In theory, a camera numbers shots, so you can just take a picture and see what it's called. In the simplest case, this will be the mileage. But this method may not work if the camera sometimes resets the counter (some models are programmed in this way) or if you reset it yourself, or maybe this action was performed by another person who, perhaps, is trying to sell you this camera. Then try to find out the mileage in another way.
Step 2
Meta-data, which indicates the number of camera shutter releases, is stored in each shot, but not in a way that is easy to view, but in encrypted form. To familiarize yourself with them, use special software. For cameras such as Nikon and Canon, there are applications that allow you to view this information in almost all cases. If your camera is manufactured by another company, then the best thing you can do is contact a service center. There they will be able to find out exactly how much the camera has worked out its resource.
Step 3
The meta data is stored in an encrypted file that is in exif format. He is very small. Pick a program that works with your manufacturer's camera and open the last picture you took. The application will display the properties of the file, including metadata. Find Total Number of Shutter Releases. The value that is indicated opposite to it, and will be the "mileage" of the camera.
Step 4
It remains only to choose the appropriate application. One of the following programs will help you find out the whole truth about Nikon and Pentax cameras: ShowExif or Opanda EXIF. ShowExif can also open metadata for some Canon models, but not all. By the way, not all Canon cameras support metadata, so for some cameras from this manufacturer it is impossible to accurately determine the mileage. But if using Show Exif did not work out, then the EOS Info program can help. If nothing happened anyway, and the result is very important to you, you will have to contact the service center.
