The number of shutter releases can only be found on a digital camera, and even then not on every model. Some manufacturers have provided ways to determine the "mileage" of the camera, while others have left their customers to cope somehow differently, determining the wear of the shutter by eye. It is the shutter on SLR cameras that is the most rapidly failing mechanism, and it is by it that the overall performance of the camera is determined.
Necessary
- - Opanda EXIF program;
- - ShowExif program.
Instructions
Step 1
Nikon and Pentax record all the information about how many times the shutter on the camera has worked in a special file format - exif. This is a very small file, it is stored in every image that was taken with the camera. You need to open the most recent photo taken in a program that reads exif, and there, in the properties that will open for viewing, you will find the line "Total Number of Shutter Releases". Its value is the number of shutter releases. There are many applications that read the exif format. Some of the simplest are Opanda EXIF and ShowExif.
Step 2
Canon, another major DSLR manufacturer, does not fully support exif files. Some cameras have them, while others don't. You can try opening an image in a program that reads this format and see if your camera supports this method to find out the number of shutter releases.
Step 3
Olympus cameras have a non-trivial approach to solving the problem. To find out the number of shutter clicks, you need to take several steps that are far from obvious at first glance. Turn on the camera and open the memory card compartment. Now press the play and OK buttons at the same time. After that, alternately press the up arrow, down arrow, then left and right. Now press the shutter and the up arrow again. Information on the number of shutter releases will appear on the screen.
Step 4
If the camera does not support the exif file, then there is no choice but to try to determine its wear by eye. The same goes for mechanical cameras, in which no one counted how many times the shutter snapped. If you have any doubts, then a fairly reliable way is to take the camera to a service center, where specialists can more accurately determine how worn out it is.
